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High Achieving     vs.    Gifted Students

  • —Knows the answers

  • —Works hard to achieve high scores

  • —Answers questions

  • —6-8 repetitions for mastery

  • —Enjoys peers

  • —Grasps the meaning

  • —Receptive and willing

  • —Absorbs information

  • —Excellent memorization skills

  • —Works in the top group

  • —Enjoys school

  • —Enjoys routine

  • —Asks the questions

  • —Plays around, yet can test well

  • —Detail orientated

  • —1-2 repetitions for mastery

  • —Prefers older children or adults

  • —Makes inferences

  • —Extremely intense

  • —Manipulates information

  • —Excellent guesser

  • —Works beyond the group

  • —Enjoys learning new things

  • —Rebels against routine

Janice Szabos, The Gifted and Talented Child

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