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The First American Intelligence Test
In 1916, Terman revised French psychologists Binet and Simon's intelligence test. He called it the Stanford-Binet test, and so was born the term Intelligence Quotient (IQ). Terman believed that IQ was measured by comparing an individual's physical and mental ages. He used a scoring system that ranged between 115 and 180 points, from which he classified giftedness using the following 5 levels: mild, moderately, highly, exceptionally, and profoundly gifted. -
National Science Foundation Act
The Federal Government begins to provide funding for science, mathematics and engineering. Its stated mission is "To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense." -
The Marland Report
The Marland Report provided the first (but broad) definition of giftedness, and was the first National report on gifted education. It went on to say that gifted and talented children that are not provided with challenging curriculum are as deprived as other special needs subgroups. -
A Nation at Risk
This report revealed that the U.S. Education system was failing the public, in that it was not producing enough high math, science, and engineering students to keep the nation competitive academically on a global scale.
Please copy/paste the following link to watch a short video clip that explains how this report affected our education system http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JludkJXuqMw -
National Excellence: The Case for Developing America's Talent
This report pointed a finger at the U.S. Educational system for failing to meet the needs of gifted and high achieving students. It goes on to highlight the areas of ineffectiveness, and also makes recommendations to improve the education of students in this subgroup.
Some suggestions for improvement include challenging curriculum, advanced education, and teacher awareness/education. Reference: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED359743 -
No Child Left Behind Act
This was the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The application for gifted education was dual fold. First, it redefined the description of gifted and talented students, and second, provided specific verbiage pertaining to advanced curriculum availability for these students.
