Ability to make and use generalisations|often quite quickly. One of the basic
abilities, easily detectable even at the level of primary school: after solving a single
example from a series, a child immediately knows how to solve all examples of the
same kind.
² Rapid and sound memorisation of mathematical material.
² Ability to concentrate on mathematics for long periods without apparent signs of
tiredness.
² Ability to o®er and use multiple representations of the same mathematical object.
(For example, a child switches easily between representations of the same function
by tables, charts, graphs, and analytic expressions.)
² An instinctive tendency to approach a problem in di®erent ways: even if a problem
has been already solved, a child is keen to ¯nd an alternative solution.
² Ability to utilise analogies and make connections.
² Preparedness to link two (or more) elementary procedures to construct a solution
to a multi-step problem.