Parramatta High School

Respect, Responsibility and Honesty

Telephone02 9635 8644

Emailparramatta-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Domains

Domain: Social Emotional

The social-emotional domain of potential refers to natural abilities in self-management and relating to and interacting with others. Students that show potential in the social-emotional domain may demonstrate the following learning characteristics:

·         Advanced organisational and management skills

·          Advanced social and communication skills

·         Emotional stability

·         Empathy

·         Demonstrated leadership and decision-making skills

·         Resilient and self-aware

·         Foresees consequences and implications of decisions

·         Respected by peers

·         Self-confident

·         Social Justice advocacy

Domain: Intellectual

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 the following learning characteristics:

·         Capacity for greater analytical depth

·         Fewer repetitions needed for mastery

·         Greater capability in abstract reasoning

·         Relative ease in making connections between disciplines

·         Advanced reading ability and comprehension

·         Knowledgeable in areas of passion

·         Processes information in complex ways

·         Enjoys hypothesising

·         Thrives on complexity and can see many points of view

·         Thinks in analogies

Domain: Creative

The creative domain of potential refers to natural abilities in imagination, invention and originality. Students that show potential in the creative domain may demonstrate the following learning characteristics:

·         Educational risk-taking

·         Tolerance for ambiguity

·         Makes unusual associations between different ideas

·         Demonstrates creative thinking across domain areas and in the different disciplines

·         Demonstrates novel thinking in written and oral expression

·         Flexibility and divergence in thinking

·         Unusual ability for expressing self through art, dance, drama, music

·         Creates several solutions to a given problem

·         Synthesises a variety of ideas in original ways

Domain: Physical

The physical domain of potential refers to natural abilities in muscular movement and motor control. Students that show potential in the physical domain may demonstrate the following learning characteristics:

·         Subtlety in movement and control of body

·         Self-disciplined

·         Coordinated, balanced and confident in physical activities

·         High energy levels

·         Superior understanding of spatial relationships

·         Endurance and persistence in physical activities

·         Suitability of body build for area of physical high potential

·         Demonstrates prowess in physical activities common amongst age peers

·         Competitive

·         ‘Hands On’ Learning Preference