Guidelines - Kokot
Learners Manifesting:
Superior general intellectual potential
o Intellectually gifted – determined by IQ score and ability in school subjects
o Extensive general knowledge and vocabularies
o Excellent memory and abstract thinking skills
Exceptional aptitude and interest in a specific academic field
o Show exceptional ability, achievement or aptitude in specific subject
o Eg excels in Maths and English but average in other fields
Exceptional creative ability or potential
o Originality and ability to produce new creations/products
o Suppleness of thought
o Independent and nonconforming
o Believe in their ideas
o Show unusual way of attributing meaning and solving problems
Exceptional leadership potential
o Ability to influence others – peer group context
o Only manifest special talents at a early age
o Natural air of authority
o Display social skills like tact and insight – use in interaction with others
o Leadership ability – synonym for social giftedness
Exceptional talent for performing arts
o Singing, music, ballet and drama
o This category may overlap with creativity – learners have a need for spontaneous
expression of emotions
o Satisfy selves by performing
Exceptional psychomotor abilities
o Speed, strength, coordination, suppleness, ball control
o Excel on sports fields, set records and eventually participate internationally
o Above average, but not exceptionally high intelligence
Learners Manifesting:
Superior general intellectual potential
o Intellectually gifted – determined by IQ score and ability in school subjects
o Extensive general knowledge and vocabularies
o Excellent memory and abstract thinking skills
Exceptional aptitude and interest in a specific academic field
o Show exceptional ability, achievement or aptitude in specific subject
o Eg excels in Maths and English but average in other fields
Exceptional creative ability or potential
o Originality and ability to produce new creations/products
o Suppleness of thought
o Independent and nonconforming
o Believe in their ideas
o Show unusual way of attributing meaning and solving problems
Exceptional leadership potential
o Ability to influence others – peer group context
o Only manifest special talents at a early age
o Natural air of authority
o Display social skills like tact and insight – use in interaction with others
o Leadership ability – synonym for social giftedness
Exceptional talent for performing arts
o Singing, music, ballet and drama
o This category may overlap with creativity – learners have a need for spontaneous
expression of emotions
o Satisfy selves by performing
Exceptional psychomotor abilities
o Speed, strength, coordination, suppleness, ball control
o Excel on sports fields, set records and eventually participate internationally
o Above average, but not exceptionally high intelligence
