
They can assimilate new information, even on complex topics, at a dizzying pace. Many gifted students have excellent memorization skills, which aids in their ability to connect previous knowledge with new information, thus accelerating their acquisition of new concepts. Early and rapid learning - One of the most common characteristics of gifted students is their ability to learn things early and rapidly.Gifted students have an insatiable desire to learn so their constant questions or pleas to increase the pace of learning can be seen as trying to dominate the classroom or may even manifest as a lack of understanding and tolerance for others who have different learning needs. In a typical classroom, the teacher is trying to meet the needs of most of the students, which often leaves the advanced students to move forward on their own, or worse, to be told to sit and wait until the class catches up with them. Because of their advanced abilities to understand a variety of topics at a rapid pace, they can often be less tolerant of others who are not able to do the same. Critical of self and others – Gifted students are often labeled as critical of others or even themselves.Allowing gifted students opportunities to regularly connect with their intellectual peers and adults will help to hone their language skills. Additionally, they may speak very quickly because they have so many thoughts in their head that they just have to get out and share. They may have a more advanced vocabulary and ability to use more precise language to represent their thoughts. Advanced language skills – Gifted students often enjoy talking to adults over their same-aged peers due to their advanced language skills.
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Stories of gifted students developing their own mathematical techniques, languages, and games are not uncommon. They use their creativity and abstract thinking skills to find unique perspectives and solutions to problems, even when there is an easier way to go about solving. Ability to see things from a variety of perspectives – Gifted students often find unique ways to view a situation or problem.Some of the more common characteristics of profoundly gifted children include (listed in alphabetical order): It’s important to understand the characteristics of gifted students as many times these characteristics are misunderstood and even diagnosed as a learning disability (USC Rossier, 2014). They often look at the world and approach learning with a variety of unique perspectives. Children who are gifted have unique academic, social, and emotional needs. students are gifted in at least one domain. The Marland Report (1972) estimates that up to 5% of U.S. Students can be identified as gifted in a number of domains including intelligence, mathematics, English, science, social studies, creativity, art, and/or leadership. The National Association for Gifted Children (2019) defines gifted students as those with intelligence and/or achievement test scores significantly above the norm.
