Visual/Performing Arts
Unusual ability for expressing self, feelings through art, dance, drama, music
Desire for producing “own product” (not content with mere copying)
Outstanding in sense of spatial relationships
Exhibits creative expression
Good motor coordination
* Observant

Leadership
Assumes responsibility
High expectations for self and others
Foresees consequences and implications of decisions
Fluent, concise self-expression
Good judgment in decision making
Likes structure
Well liked by peers
Self-confident
Organized

Creative Thinking
Independent thinker
Possesses a sense of humor
Exhibits original thinking in oral and written expression
Comes up with several solutions to a given problem
Does not mind being different from the crowd
Challenged by creative tasks
Creates and invents
Improvises often

General Intellectual Ability
Processes information in complex ways
Formulates abstractions
Excited about new ideas
Enjoys hypothesizing
Uses a large vocabulary
Learns rapidly
Self-starter
Observant
Inquisitive

Specific Academic Ability
Pursues special interest with enthusiasm and vigor
High academic success in special-interest area
Acquires basic-skills knowledge quickly
Widely read in special-interest area
Good memorization ability
Advanced comprehension

Source: National Association for Gifted Children