Source: Janice Szabos, Challenge Magazine Revised by Karen Powell (2009)

Bright Child or Gifted Learner?

A BRIGHT CHILD…. A GIFTED LEARNER….

x knows the answers x asks the questions

x is interested x is highly curious

x is attentive x is mentally and physically involved

x has good ideas x has wild, silly ideas

x works hard x plays around, yet tests well

x answers the questions x discusses in detail, elaborates

x top group x beyond the group

x listens with interest x shows strong feeling and opinions

x learns with ease x already knows

x 6-8 repetitions for mastery x 1-2 repetitions for mastery

x understands ideas x constructs abstractions

x enjoys peers x prefers adults

x grasps the meaning x draws inferences

x completes assignments x initiates projects

x is receptive x is intense

x copies accurately x creates a new design

x enjoys school x enjoys learning

x absorbs information x manipulates information

x technician x inventor

x good memorizer x good guesser

x enjoys sequential presentation x thrives on complexity

x is alert x is keenly observant

x is pleased with own learning x is highly self-critical