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Bensalem Association Dedicated to Gifted Education
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The Learning Characteristics of Gifted Children. Keen power of observation; sense of the significant Highly verbal Questioning attitude, intellectual curiosity; often has great in intrinsic motivation or is a self-starter Power of abstraction, conceptualization, ability to pull ideas and information together, enjoyment of in intellectual activity Interest in cause-effect relations, ability to see relationships Reads actively High degree of task commitment Shares unusual interests Interested in everything at once Takes risks Describes experiences from unusual point of view Has keen verbal humor Gets bored easily Daydreams noticeably Gets involved in complex discussions Not confined by sex-role stereotyped Introspective--self critical--self checking Creativeness and inventiveness, looking for new ways of doing things. Interest in creating, brainstorming, or open-ended thinking Generally acts like an older child Uncooperative about doing routine learning tasks Often takes leadership roles in group activities Spends time observing prior to participation in activity Tells elaborate stories about personal experiences Expresses concern and knowledge about world problems Expresses moral concerns about others Effectively resolves interpersonal problems Persistent about Uses extensive detail in drawings and descriptions Pays little attention to details of living Fantasizes freely Learns efficiently, mastering ideas with one or two examples A special Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education Publication - 09/02/2000 |