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Bright Child or Gifted Learner?
Bright Child Gifted Learner
Knows the answer Asks the Questions
Is interested Is highly curious
Has good ideas Has wild, silly ideas
Works hard Plays around, yet tests well
Answers the questions Discusses in detail, elaborates
Top group Beyond the group
Listens with interest Shows strong feelings and interests
Learns with ease Already knows
Needs six to eight repetitions for mastery Needs one or two repetitions for mastery
Understands the ideas Constructs the abstract
Enjoys peers Prefers adults
Grasps the meaning Draws inferences
Completes assignments Initiates projects
Is receptive Is intense
Copies accurately Creates new design
Enjoys school Enjoys learning
Absorbs information Manipulates information
Technician Inventor
Good memorizer Good guesser
Enjoys straight-forward, sequential presentation Thrives on complexity
Is alert Is keenly observant
is pleased with own learning Is high self-critical

Compiled by Janice Szabos (1999)

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