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A History of Gifted Education
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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
Lewis M Terman publishes the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales which change intelligence testing and the American education systerm. The test is a cognitive ability and intelligence test adapted from the Binet-Simon scale. Terman used the test not only to help identify children with learning difficulties but to also find children and adults who had above average levels of intelligence (Fancher & Rutherford, 2012 -
Hollingworth, the pioneer of gifted child education
Leta Hollingworth begins the Special Opportunity Class for gifted students in New York. This led to extensive research and provided the first curriculum that proved to be beneficial to these types of students. -
NAGC
The National Association for Gifted Children is founded the same year as the decision of Brown vs. Board of Education. -
The National Defense Education Act
The National Defense Education Act passes. Title V is the first large-scale effort in gifed education by the federal government. The ramifications of Title V for the gifted had immediate and lasting effects on the field of gifted education (Jolly, 2009). NDEA began in response to Russian satellite, Sputnik, being first into space. The act stated that education was America's first line of defense. It funded new math, science, social studies, and foreign language programs. -
Marland Report
The Marland Report established the first formal definition of giftedness. It stated "Gifted and Talented children are, in fact, deprived and can suffer psychological damage and permanent impairment of their abilities to function well which is equal to or greater than the similar deprivation suffered by any other population with special needs served by the Office of Education. (pp. xi-xii) (pp. xi-xii) -
Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act
According to the NAGC, "The purpose of the Act is to orchestrate a coordinated program of scientifically based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities that build and enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools to meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students."
