Sentences with phrase «precocious abilities»

Despite its seemingly precocious abilities, Ichthyostega went extinct, and its method of locomotion vanished for 100 million years, suggesting that there may be other, yet unknown ways that early animals made their way onto land.

In doing so, he must also determine or discover where he stands in the timeless conflict between good and evil, particularly in light of his precocious ability as a wizard and his enigmatic role in the culturewide conflict into which he was born.

The boss would normally turn to Calum Chambers who has showed his precocious ability at right back and in the middle, but the youngster is suspended after picking up a 5th yellow card at Chelsea.

When still a child he moved with his family to Munich, where at the age of 18 he attended art school, despite demonstrating a precocious ability in science and mathematics.

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Matilda is a precocious little girl who has special abilities and whose parents don't understand her.

But how does it impact the infants» precocious tactile abilities?

In a project known as the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, Vanderbilt psychologists David Lubinski, Camilla Benbow, and their colleagues found that, even among a sample of intellectually gifted people, a higher level of cognitive ability in childhood forecasted great accomplishment later in life, both in school and beyond.

The story follows the life of a precocious and entitled high school senior (Ronan) whose over-extended confidence more than makes up for her lack of abilities.

Individual achievement test scores can be misleading at the pre-school and kindergarten levels, if the child is already reading and doing arithmetic — these abilities are not expected in this age group, so precocious readers or mathies will score significantly above their age level, just because they are precocious readers or mathies.

The following are common characteristics of gifted children, although not all will necessarily apply to every gifted child: • Has an extensive and detailed memory, particularly in a specific area of interest • Has advanced vocabulary for his or her age; uses precocious language • Has communication skills advanced for his or her age and is able to express ideas and feelings • Asks intelligent and complex questions • Is able to identify the important characteristics of new concepts and problems • Learns information quickly • Uses logic in arriving at common sense answers • Has a broad base of knowledge; a large quantity of information • Understands abstract ideas and complex concepts • Uses analogical thinking, problem solving, or reasoning • Observes relationships and sees connections • Finds and solves difficult and unusual problems • Understands principles, forms generalizations, and uses them in new situations • Wants to learn and is curious • Works conscientiously and has a high degree of concentration in areas of interest • Understands and uses various symbol systems • Is reflective about learning • Is enraptured by a specific subject • Has reading comprehension skills advanced for his or her age • Has advanced writing abilities for his or her age • Has strong artistic or musical abilities • Concentrates intensely for long periods of time, particularly in a specific area of interest • Is more aware, stimulated, and affected by surroundings • Experiences extreme positive or negative feelings • Experiences a strong physical reaction to emotion • Has a strong affective memory, re-living or re-feeling things long after the triggering event

He showed a precocious drawing ability at a very young age, was enrolled in the Royal Academy of Arts in 1789, and first exhibited at the Academy a year later when he was only 15.