- often have advanced levels of language development and verbal capacity
- many varied interests and a reservoir of knowledge
- giftedness isn’t always reflected in academic learning and success
- outstanding memory, learns quickly and easily – rapid retrieval
- operates on a higher level of thinking, can analyse, abstract and reason critically
- strongly motivated to do things that interest them - intrinsic motivation. Can be persistent and demanding and will work at a single task for extended periods of time
- not easily programmed externally, for example, conventions of writing and spelling
- uneven development in areas of capacity
- have a level of empathy, maturity and understanding of emotional situation
- have high expectations often striving for perfection
- may prefer to work alone
- generate original ideas and multiple solutions, looks beyond actual situations and infers, goes beyond
- may have a sophisticated sense of humour
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