Bright Child vs. Gifted Learner
(Janice Szabos, Challenge Magazine)
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A Bright Child
- Knows the answers
- Is interested
- Is attentive
- Has good ideas
- Works hard
- Answers the questions
- Is in the top group
- Listens with interest
- Learns with ease
- Needs 6-8 repetitions for mastery
- Understands ideas
- Enjoys peers
- Grasps the meaning
- Completes assignments
- Is receptive
- Copies accurately
- Enjoys school
- Absorbs information
- Is a technician
- Is a good memorizer
- Is alert
- Is pleased with own learning
- Enjoys straight forward,
- sequential presentation
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A Gifted Learner
- Asks questions
- Is highly curious
- Is mentally & physically involved
- Has wild, silly ideas
- Plays around, yet tests well
- Discusses in detail, elaborates
- Is beyond the group
- Shows strong feeling & opinions
- Already knows
- Needs 1-2 repetitions for mastery
- Constructs abstractions
- Prefers adults
- Draws inferences
- Initiates projects
- Is intense
- Creates a new design
- Enjoys learning
- Manipulates information
- Is an inventor
- Is a good guesser
- Is keenly observant
- Is highly self-critical
- Thrives on complexity
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