General Intellectual Ability

1. Formulates abstractions
2. Processes info in complex ways
3. Observant
4. Excited about new ideas
5. Enjoys hypothesizing
6. Learns rapidly
7. Uses a large vocabulary
8. Inquisitive
9. Self-Starter

Leadership

1. Assumes responsbility
2. High expectation for self and others
3. Fluent, concise self expression
4. Forsees consequences & implications of decisions
5. Good judgement in decision making
6. Likes structure
7. Well liked by peers
8. Self-confident
9. Organized

Visual & Performing Arts

1. Observant
2. Good motor coordination
3. Exhibits creative expression
4. Outstanding in sense of spacial relationships
5. Desire for producing own product - not contenet with mere copying
6. Unusual ability for expressing self, feels, moods, etc. through art, dance, drama, music, etc.

Psychomotor

1. Excels in motor skills
2. Well coordinated
3. Good manipulative skills
4. High energy level
5. Exhibits precision in movement
6. Challenged by difficult athletic activities
7. Enjoys participation in various athletic opportunities

Specific Academic Ability

1. High academic success in special interest area
2. Pursues special interests with enthusiams & vigor
3. Acquires basic skill knowledge quickly
4. Widely read in special interest literature
5. Good memorization ability
6. Advanced comprehension in area
7. Avid reader

Creative Thinking

1. Independent thinker
2. Exhibits original thinking in oral & written expression
3. Generates several solutions to a given problem
4. Possesses a sense of humor
5. Creates & invents
6. Challenged by creative tasks
7. Improvises often
8. Does not mind being different from the crowd
9. Exhibits a sense of play