General Intellectual
Demonstrated excellence in most academic areas
Demonstrated excellence in most academic areas Intellectually gifted children exhibit early and rapid development of language ability, strong powers of reasoning and advanced ability in critical thinking and problem solving in multiple areas. They may manipulate information in divergent ways when challenged by complex issues. Typically these children are noted for being several years beyond their peers in their cognitive ability.
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- Understands complex concepts
- Draws inferences between content areas
- Sees beyond the obvious
- Thrives on new or complex ideas
- Enjoys hypothesizing
- Intuitively knows before taught
- Uses an extensive vocabulary
- Does in-depth investigations
- Learns rapidly in comparison to peers
- One or two repetitions for mastery
- Manipulates information
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Specific Academic
Exceptional ability and performance in a single academic area
Academically able students are capable of making outstanding progress in one or more of the disciplines taught in school, which include math, science, social studies, reading, and language arts. Students in the 97th percentile, two standard deviations or above on nationally normed standardized tests in a particular subject, are an easily identifiable group. Effective education of academically able students should allow them to progress through the content area(s) at a pace and/or at the depth and breadth which reflects their considerable abilities.
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- Strong memorization ability
- Advanced comprehension – one or two repetitions for mastery
- Intense interest in a specific academic area
- High academic capacity in special-interest area
- Pursues special interests with enthusiasm
- Operates at a higher level of abstraction than peers
- Asks poignant questions
- Discusses and elaborates in detail
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Creativity
Exceptional ability to use divergent and unconventional thinking in arriving at creative and unusual ideas or solutions to problems
Creativity may cross all areas (academic, arts, leadership) or may manifest itself in one specific area such as writing or math. Highly creative students tend to develop original ideas and products. They may express their creativity in oral, written, or nonverbal expression. They are flexible and original in their thinking, tending to reject one-answer solutions. These children tend to possess strong visualization. Frequently these individuals are strongly independent and often resist conformity. Creativity is characterized by originality of thought, human behavior, and product.
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- Independent and/or flexible thinker
- Exhibits original thinking in oral and/or written expression
- Generates many ideas to solve a given problem
- Possesses a keen sense of humor
- Creates and invents
intrigued by creative tasks
- Improvises and sees unique possibilities
- Risk taker
- Resists conformity
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Leadership
Exceptional ability to relate to and motivate others
Demonstrated excellence in most academic areas Intellectually gifted children exhibit early and rapid development of language ability, strong powers of reasoning and advanced ability in critical thinking and problem solving in multiple areas. They may manipulate information in divergent ways when challenged by complex issues. Typically these children are noted for being several years beyond their peers in their cognitive ability.
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- Takes an active role in decision making
- High expectations for self and others
- Expresses self with confidence
- Foresees consequences and implications of decisions
- Follows through on a plan
- Appears to be well liked by peers
- Ideas expressed accepted by others
- Sought out by others to accomplish a task
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Visual and Performing Arts
Exceptional ability and performance in a single academic area
Demonstrated excellence in most academic areas Intellectually gifted children exhibit early and rapid development of language ability, strong powers of reasoning and advanced ability in critical thinking and problem solving in multiple areas. They may manipulate information in divergent ways when challenged by complex issues. Typically these children are noted for being several years beyond their peers in their cognitive ability.
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- Communicates their vision in visual/performing arts
- Unusual ability for aesthetic expression
- Compelled to perform/produce
- Exhibits creative expression
- Desire for creating original product
- Keenly observant
- Continues experimentation with preferred medium
- Excels in demonstrating the visual/performing arts
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