The intellectual domain of potential refers to natural abilities in processing, understanding, reasoning, and the transfer of learning.
Students that show potential in the intellectual domain may demonstrate characteristics such as:
Capacity to learn new material quickly
Advanced capacity to remember what they have learned (requiring fewer repetitions for mastery)
Advanced abstract and critical thinking skills
An extensive vocabulary
A wide range of intellectual and academic interests
An ability to ask reflective, probing and provocative questions
A preference for independent work or to work with like-minded peers
An unusually well-developed sense of justice and fairness
Can exhibit perfectionist tendencies
Capacity for greater analytical depth
Relative ease in making connections between key learning areas
Advanced reading ability and comprehension
Thrives on complexity
