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Note the DifferenceSource: Janice Szabos, Challenge Magazine, 1989, |
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A Bright Child: |
A Gifted Learner: |
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Knows the answers |
Asks the questions |
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Is interested |
Is highly curious |
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Is attentive |
Is mentally and physically involved |
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Has good ideas |
Has wild, silly ideas |
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Works hard |
Plays around, yet tests well |
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Answers the questions |
Discusses in detail, elaborates |
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Top group |
Beyond the group |
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Listens with interest |
Shows strong feeling and opinions |
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Learns with ease |
Already knows |
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6-8 repetitions for mastery |
1-2 repetitions for mastery |
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Understands ideas |
Constructs abstractions |
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Enjoys peers |
Prefers adults |
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Grasps the meaning |
Draws inferences |
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Completes assignments |
Initiates projects |
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Is receptive |
Is intense |
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Copies accurately |
Creates a new design |
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Enjoys school |
Enjoys learning |
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Absorbs information |
Manipulates information |
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Technician |
Inventor |
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Good memorizer |
Good guesser |
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Enjoys straight forward sequential presentation |
Thrives on complexity |
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Is alert |
Is keenly observant |
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Is pleased with own learning |
Is highly self-critical |
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