Question

What do you mean by gifted children. What are the characteristic of gifted children.

Answer 1

Gifted children: Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average. It is a characteristic of children, variously defined, that motivates differences in school programming.

Some important characteristics of gifted children are: 

• Advanced logical thinking, questioning and problem solving behaviour.

• High speed in processing information.

• Superior generalisation and discrimination ability.

• Advanced level of original and creative thinking.

• High level of intrinsic motivation and self esteem.

• Independent and non conformist thinking. Preference for solitary academic activities for long periods.

Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average.