High Achievers vs. Gifted Learners vs. Creative Thinkers
A High Achiever... A Gifted Learner... A Creative Thinker...
Remembers the answers Poses unforeseen questions Sees exceptions
Is interested Is curious Wonders
Is attentive Is selectively mentally engaged Daydreams; may seem off task
Generates advanced ideas Generates complex, abstract ideas Overflows with ideas, many of
which will never be developed
Works hard to achieve Knows without working hard Plays with ideas and concepts
Answers the questions in detail Ponders with depth and multiple perspectives Injects new possibilities
Performs at the top of the group Is beyond the group Is own group
Responds with interest and opinions Exhibits feelings and opinions from multiple Shares bizarre, sometimes
perspectives conflicting opinions
Learns with ease Already knows Questions "What if..."
Needs 6-8 repetitions to master Needs 1-3 repetitions to master Questions the need for mastery
Enjoys the company of age peers Prefers the company of intellectual peers Prefers the company of creative peers but often works alone
Understands complex, abstract humor Creates complex, abstract humor Relishes wild, off-the-wall humor
Grasps the meaning Infers and connects concepts Makes mental leaps --- Aha!
Completes assignments on time Initiates projects and extensions of Initiates more projects than will
assignments ever be completed
Is receptive Is intense Is independent and unconventional
Is accurate and complete Is original and continually developing Is original and continually developing
Enjoys school often Enjoys self-directed learning Enjoys creating
Absorbs information Manipulates information Improvises
Is a technician with expertise in a field Is an expert who abstracts beyond the field Is an inventor and idea generator
Memorizes well Guesses and infers well Creates and brainstorms well
Is highly alert and observant Anticipates and relates observations Is intuitive
Is pleased with own learning Is self-critical Is never finished with possibilities
Gets As May not be motivated by grades May not be motivated by grades
Is able Is intellectual Is idiosyncratic
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Remembers the answers Poses unforeseen questions Sees exceptions
Is interested Is curious Wonders
Is attentive Is selectively mentally engaged Daydreams; may seem off task
Generates advanced ideas Generates complex, abstract ideas Overflows with ideas, many of
which will never be developed
Works hard to achieve Knows without working hard Plays with ideas and concepts
Answers the questions in detail Ponders with depth and multiple perspectives Injects new possibilities
Performs at the top of the group Is beyond the group Is own group
Responds with interest and opinions Exhibits feelings and opinions from multiple Shares bizarre, sometimes
perspectives conflicting opinions
Learns with ease Already knows Questions "What if..."
Needs 6-8 repetitions to master Needs 1-3 repetitions to master Questions the need for mastery
Enjoys the company of age peers Prefers the company of intellectual peers Prefers the company of creative peers but often works alone
Understands complex, abstract humor Creates complex, abstract humor Relishes wild, off-the-wall humor
Grasps the meaning Infers and connects concepts Makes mental leaps --- Aha!
Completes assignments on time Initiates projects and extensions of Initiates more projects than will
assignments ever be completed
Is receptive Is intense Is independent and unconventional
Is accurate and complete Is original and continually developing Is original and continually developing
Enjoys school often Enjoys self-directed learning Enjoys creating
Absorbs information Manipulates information Improvises
Is a technician with expertise in a field Is an expert who abstracts beyond the field Is an inventor and idea generator
Memorizes well Guesses and infers well Creates and brainstorms well
Is highly alert and observant Anticipates and relates observations Is intuitive
Is pleased with own learning Is self-critical Is never finished with possibilities
Gets As May not be motivated by grades May not be motivated by grades
Is able Is intellectual Is idiosyncratic
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