The system for identifying gifted and talented students tells us that highly productive people are characterized by three clusters of ability that overlap: above average ability, task commitment, and creativity. The focus of this specific flowchart is to begin to analyze your student's ability to be "creative." Be mindful that they do not have to have ALL characteristics to be gifted. Use this as a guide in aiding your decision to make a referral.
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Is your student "fluent, flexible and original in their thought?"
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YES
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Has the student proven to be
open to new experiences, receptive to things that may be new and different?
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YES
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Are they curious, speculative, adventurous, and "mentally playful"?
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YES
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Keep a look out! The potential is there!
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Are they willing to take risks in thought and action, even to the point of being uninhibited?
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Is the student you have in mind sensitive to detail, aesthetic characteristics of ideas and things; willing to act on and react to external stimulation and one's own ideas and feelings?
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YES
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This child should definitely be considered for gifted! Start your process!
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Giftedness: Creativity
