“…The characteristics used to identify someone as gifted or potentially gifted vary as much as the definitions of giftedness do. Kincal, Abacı, Çetinkaya, Uşak, and İnci (2013) include an astonishing 17 different characteristics of giftedness, though many of the items could easily be combined into a single characteristic. Certain characteristics do tend to show up repeatedly: creativity (Kincal et al, 2013; Renzulli, 2012; Torrance, 1984), leadership (Castellano, 1998; Marland, 1971; Moon & Brighton, 2008; Rohrer, 1995), high intellectual ability (Marland, 1971; Özcan & Kaya, 2016), high academic achievement in one or more areas (Pfeiffer, 2002; Rohrer, 1995; Worrell & Erwin, 2011), and motivation (Hodge & Kemp, 2006; Pfeiffer, 2002; Renzulli, 2012).…”