HIGH ACHIEVER OR GIFTED LEARNER
High Achiever | Knows the answer | Is receptive to new ideas | Is interested in learning | Copies accurately | Is attentive in class | Enjoys school | Loves the teachers | Absorbs information | Has good ideas | Is a technician of ideas | Answers the questions | Good memorizer | Loves to memorize | Completes assignments | Enjoys a straightforward, sequential presentation | Works hard | Is alert | A top group student | Is please with his/her own learning | Listens with interest | Likes an authority to be in charge | Loves rules | Learns with ease | 6-8 repetitions for mastery | Learns easily at the knowledge and comprehension levels | "How do you want this done?" | "What do I need to do to get an A?" | Enjoys peers | Grasps the meaning | Is focused on the destination or end product |
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Gifted Learner | Asks the question | Is intense about ideas | Is highly curious | Creates a new design or way of doing things | Is mentally and physically involved | Enjoys learning | Loves ideas | Manipulates information | Has wild, silly ideas | Is an inventor of ideas | Discusses in detail, elaborates | Good, informed guesser | Loves to think and ponder | Initiates projects | Thrives on complexity | Plays around, yet tests well | Is keenly observant | Is keenly observant | Is highly self-critical | Has strong feelings and opinions | Has own idea for how it should be done | Wants only basic guidelines | Already knows | 1-2 repetitions for mastery | Sees relationships and combines ideas | "I want to do it my way." | "What is the purpose of this assignment?" | Prefers older students and adults | Draws inferences | Is focused on the journey |