Characteristics of High Ability
CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH ABILITY Characteristics of a Gifted Child vs. High Achieving Child
A High Achiever… |
A Gifted Learner… |
Remembers the answers. |
Poses unforeseen questions. |
Get’s A’s. |
May not be motivated by grades. |
Is interested. |
Is curious. |
Is attentive. |
Is selectively mentally engaged. |
Generates advanced ideas. |
Generates complex, abstract ideas. |
Works hard to achieve. |
Knows without working hard. |
Answer the questions in detail. |
Ponders with depth and multiple perspectives. |
Performs at the top of the group. |
Is beyond the group. |
Learns with ease. |
Already knows. |
Needs 6-8 repetitions to master. |
Needs 1-3 repetitions to master. |
Enjoys the company of age peers. |
Prefers the company of intellectual peers. |
Grasps the meaning. |
Infers and connects concepts. |
Is receptive. |
Is intense. |
Is accurate and complete. |
Is original and continually developing. |
Enjoys school often. |
Enjoys self-directed learning. |
Is a technician with expertise in a field. |
Is an expert who abstracts beyond a field. |
Memorizes well. |
Guesses and infers well. |
Is pleased with own learning. |
Is self-critical. |
Kingore, B. (Spring 2004). “High Achiever, Gifted Learner, Creative Thinker.” Understanding Our Gifted. www.bertiekingore.com