Gifted Students

Characteristics of Gifted Students

Gifted students are the unique ones. The way they study is also different from the regular ones. The following are the characteristics of gifted students. I took from http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/character.html and whether the characteristics are right, I try to check with the behaviour of gifted students in SMAN 1 Purwosari - Kabupaten Pasuruan.

Gifted children's behavior differs from that of their age-mates in the following ways:  

• Many gifted children learn to read early, with better comprehension of the nuances of language. As much as half the gifted and talented population has learned to read before entering school.
 
• Gifted children often read widely, quickly, and intensely and have large vocabularies.
 
• Gifted children commonly learn basic skills better, more quickly, and with less practice.
 
• They are better able to construct and handle abstractions.
 
• They often pick up and interpret nonverbal cues and can draw inferences that other children need to have spelled out for them.
  
• They take less for granted, seeking the "hows" and "whys."
  
• They can work independently at an earlier age and can concentrate for longer periods.
  
• Their interests are both wildly eclectic and intensely focused.
  
• They often have seemingly boundless energy, which sometimes leads to a misdiagnosis of hyperactivity.
  
• They usually respond and relate well to parents, teachers, and other adults. They may prefer the company of older children and adults to that of their peers.
  
• They like to learn new things, are willing to examine the unusual, and are highly inquisitive.
  
• They tackle tasks and problems in a well-organized, goal-directed, and efficient manner.
  
• They exhibit an intrinsic motivation to learn, find out, or explore and are often very persistent. "I'd rather do it myself" is a common attitude.    

Some of those characteristics can be seen on the following photos of gifted students when they were working to make poster for their projects.

Essential Idioms in English

1.    To take part: participate

a.    Martin was sick and could not take part in the meeting last night.

b.    I did not want to take part in their argument.

2.    At all: to any degree, in the least – generally used only in a negative sense with ‘not” or “hardly”

a.    He said that he did not have any money at all.

b.    When I asked her teacher whether she was tired, she said, “Not at all”

3.    To look up: to search for a word, a price, a telephone number, etc. – especially in a dictionary or catalogue where one must turn over pages

a.    Every student should look up all new words in his dictionary each day.

b.    Ellen said that she did not know Robert’s number but that she would look it up in the telephone book.

c.    Look this date up in the dictionary, please.

4.    To wait on (upon): to serve, attend to – in a store or shop

a.    A very pleasant young woman waited on me in Macy’s yesterday.

b.    The clerk asked, “Have you been waited on yet, sir?”

5.    At least: a minimum of

a.    Every student should spend at least two hours on his homework every night.

b.    Gloria has been sick in bed for at least two months.

6.    So far: up to the present time

a.    So far John has been the best student in our English class.

b.    How many idioms have we studied in this book so far – 42 or 142?

7.    To take a walk: to go for a walk, promenade

a.    Last evening we took a walk along Broadway.

b.    It is a fine day. How would you like to take a walk along Fifth Avenue?

8.    To take a seat: to sit down

a.    He asked me to come in and take a seat.

b.    After a few minutes he said, “Won’t you lease take a seat?”

9.    To try on: to test, try before buying – said only of clothes

a.    He tried on several suits and finally picked out a blue one.

b.    Try this brown suit on next.

10. To think over: to consider carefully before deciding

a.    I shall think over your offer and give you my answer tomorrow.

b.    You don’t have to decide this matter at once. You can think it over and give me your decision tomorrow.

11. To take place: to happen, occur

a.    The meeting took place in Constitution hall.

b.    Where did the accident take place?

12. To put away: to set aside, return something to its proper place

a.    After John finished reading the report, he put it away in his safe.

b.    The mother told the child to put her toys away.

c.    Put your book away, it is time for lunch.

adopted from Essential Idioms in English Robert J. Dixson