Profiles of the Gifted

An Honor Student

A Gifted Student

Knows the answers
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
Learns with ease 6-8 repetitions for mastery
Already knows 1-2 repetitions for mastery
Understands ideas
Constructs abstractions
Enjoys peers
Prefers adults
Grasps the meaning
Draws inferences
Completes assignments
Initiates projects
Is receptive
Is intense
Copies accurately
Creates a new design
Enjoys school
Enjoys learning
Absorbs information
Manipulates information
Technician
Inventor
Good memorizer
Good guesser
Enjoys straightforward sequential information
Thrives on complexity
Is alert
Is keenly observant
Is pleased with own learning
Is highly self-critical
  Mary Seay, Ph.D. Tempo, Fall'94