TABS: Frasier's Traits, Attributes and Behaviors

TABS: Frasier's Traits, Attributes and Behaviors

Guide: This is a guide for observing students in your classroom. As they show evidence of extraordinary potential, jot down the student's name and brief notes
about the incident on the Observation Sheet.

INTERESTS MOTIVATION INQUIRY INSIGHT HUMOR
Intense interests Evidence of desire to learn Questions, experiments, Quickly grasps new concepts Conveys and picks up on
(sometimes unusual)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION explores and makes connections; humor well
GENERAL DESCRIPTION Forces that initiate, direct and senses deeper meanings
Activities, avocations, objects, GENERAL DESCRIPTION GENERAL DESCRIPTION GENERAL DESCRIPTION
etc., that have special worth sustain individual or group Method of process of seeking Sudden discovery of the Ability to synthesize key ideas
or significance and are given behavior in order to satisfy a knowledge, understanding or correct solution following
incorrect attempts based or problems in complex
special attention need or attain a goal information primarily on trial and error situations in a humorous way;
exceptional sense of timing in
HOW IT MAY LOOK HOW IT MAY LOOK HOW IT MAY LOOK HOW IT MAY LOOK
Unusual or advanced interests Persistent in Asks unusual questions for Exceptional ability to draw words and gestures
age; plays around with ideas; inferences; appears to be a HOW IT MAY LOOK
in a topic or activity; self- pursuing/completing self- Keen sense of humor that
starter; pursues an activity elected tasks (may be extensive exploratory good guesser; is keenly may be gentle or hostile; large
unceasingly; beyond the behaviors directed toward observant; heightened accumulation of information
culturally influenced evident in eliciting information about capacity for seeing unusual about emotions; capacity for
group school or non-school and diverse relationships, seeing unusual relationships;
activities); enthusiastic materials, devices or integration of ideas and unusual emotional depth;
COMMUNICATION SKILLS situations openness to experience;
learner; has aspirations to be disciplines sensory awareness
Highly expressive with words, somebody, do something REASONING
numbers and symbols PROBLEM SOLVING IMAGINATIVE CREATIVITY
MEMORY Logical approaches to figuring ABILITY
GENERAL DESCRIPTION out solutions Produces many ideas; highly
Transmission and reception of Large storehouse of Effective (often inventive) original
signals or meanings through a information (on school or non- GENERAL DESCRIPTION strategies for recognizing and
Highly conscious, directed, GENERAL DESCRIPTION
system of symbols, codes, school topics) controlled, active, intentional, solving problems Process of forming mental
gestures, language and GENERAL DESCRIPTION forward-looking and goal- GENERAL DESCRIPTION images of objects, qualities.
numbers Exceptional ability to retain Process of determining a Situations, or relationships
oriented thought which aren't immediately
HOW IT MAY LOOK and retrieve information correct sequence of
Unusual ability to HOW IT MAY LOOK alternatives leading to a apparent to the sense;
HOW IT MAY LOOK Ability to make generalizations desired goal or to successful problem solving through non-
communicate (verbally, non- Already knows; 1-2 repetitions completion or performance of traditional patterns of thinking
verbally, physically, and use metaphors and
for mastery; has a wealth of analogies; can think things a task HOW IT MAY LOOK
artistically, symbolically); uses information about school or through in a logical manner; Shows exceptional ingenuity
particularly apt examples, critical thinker; ability to think HOW IT MAY LOOK in using everyday materials; is
illustrations or elaborations non-school topics; pays things through and come up Unusual ability to devise or keenly observant; has wild,
attention to details; adopt a systematic strategy seemingly silly ideas; fluent
with a plausible answer for solving problems and to and flexible producer of ideas;
manipulates information change the strategy if it's not
working; creates new designs; elaborate; highly curious

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TABS: Frasier's Traits, Attributes and Behaviors Student(s):

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Observation Sheet: Observe students in your classroom. As you notice evidence of extraordinary potential, jot down the student's name and brief notes about the
incident or behavior in the appropriate boxes. These notes will be useful for you and provide valuable information during the referral process. These categories are
used on the TAG Nomination Form.

INTERESTS MOTIVATION INQUIRY INSIGHT HUMOR
Intense interests Evidence of desire to learn Questions, experiments, Quickly grasps new concepts Conveys and picks up on
(Sometimes unusual)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION explores and makes connections; humor well
GENERAL DESCRIPTION Forces that initiate, direct and senses deeper meanings
Activities, avocations, objects, GENERAL DESCRIPTION GENERAL DESCRIPTION GENERAL DESCRIPTION
etc., that have special worth sustain individual or group Method of process of seeking Sudden discovery of the Ability to synthesize key ideas
or significance and are given behavior in order to satisfy a knowledge, understanding or correct solution following
incorrect attempts based or problems in complex
special attention need or attain a goal information primarily on trial and error situations in a humorous way;
exceptional sense of timing in
HOW IT MAY LOOK HOW IT MAY LOOK HOW IT MAY LOOK HOW IT MAY LOOK
Unusual or advanced interests Persistent in Asks unusual questions for Exceptional ability to draw words and gestures
age; plays around with ideas; inferences; appears to be a HOW IT MAY LOOK
in a topic or activity; self- pursuing/completing self- Keen sense of humor that
starter; pursues an activity elected tasks (may be extensive exploratory good guesser; is keenly may be gentle or hostile; large
unceasingly; beyond the behaviors directed toward observant; heightened accumulation of information
culturally influenced evident in eliciting information about capacity for seeing unusual about emotions; capacity for
group school or non-school and diverse relationships, seeing unusual relationships;
activities); enthusiastic materials, devices or integration of ideas and unusual emotional depth;
COMMUNICATION SKILLS situations openness to experience;
learner; has aspirations to be disciplines sensory awareness
Highly expressive with words, somebody, do something REASONING
numbers and symbols PROBLEM SOLVING IMAGINATIVE CREATIVITY
MEMORY Logical approaches to figuring ABILITY
GENERAL DESCRIPTION out solutions Produces many ideas; highly
Transmission and reception of Large storehouse of Effective (often inventive) original
signals or meanings through a information (on school or non- GENERAL DESCRIPTION strategies for recognizing and
Highly conscious, directed, GENERAL DESCRIPTION
system of symbols, codes, school topics) controlled, active, intentional, solving problems Process of forming mental
gestures, language and GENERAL DESCRIPTION forward-looking and goal- GENERAL DESCRIPTION images of objects, qualities.
numbers Exceptional ability to retain Process of determining a Situations, or relationships
oriented thought which aren't immediately
HOW IT MAY LOOK and retrieve information correct sequence of
Unusual ability to HOW IT MAY LOOK alternatives leading to a apparent to the sense;
HOW IT MAY LOOK Ability to make generalizations desired goal or to successful problem solving through non-
communicate (verbally, non- Already knows; 1-2 repetitions completion or performance of traditional patterns of thinking
verbally, physically, and use metaphors and
for mastery; has a wealth of analogies; can think things a task HOW IT MAY LOOK
artistically, symbolically); uses information about school or through in a logical manner; Shows exceptional ingenuity
particularly apt examples, critical thinker; ability to think HOW IT MAY LOOK in using everyday materials; is
illustrations or elaborations non-school topics; pays things through and come up Unusual ability to devise or keenly observant; has wild,
attention to details; adopt a systematic strategy seemingly silly ideas; fluent
with a plausible answer for solving problems and to and flexible producer of ideas;
manipulates information change the strategy if it's not
working; creates new designs; elaborate; highly curious

inventor