Bright vs. Gifted

Bright Learners	Gifted Learners
Knows the answers	Asks the questions
Is interested	Is highly curious
Is attentive	Is mentally and physically involved
Has good ideas	Plays with divergent ideas
Works hard	Plays around, yet tests well
Answers the questions	Discusses in detail, elaborates
Top group	Beyond the group
Listens with interest	Shows strong feelings and opinions
Learns with ease	Already knows
6-8 repetitions	1-2 repetitions for mastery
Understands ideas	Constructs abstractons
Enjoys peers	Perfers intellectual peers
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 stratightforward, sequential presentation	Trives on complexity
Is alert	Is keenly observant
Is pleased with own learning	Is highly self-critical

*Typical characteristics, but not found in all gifted learners.
Adapted from work by Janice Szabos