History of Gifted Education - Meredith Carter

Development of Intelligence Tests (IQ)

1905

The question of where intelligence originates began. Nature versus nurture was heavily debated and eventually a measure of intelligence was needed. The first IQ test, the Binet-Simon scale, was developed by Alfred Binet.

Pilot Programs for Gifted Education Begin

1950

School districts in Chicago, San Diego, and New York all began piloting "gifted education programs" in the 1950's. These programs served as prototypes for other schools around the nation.

(1954) The National Association for Gifted Children Began

1954

Ann Isaacs founded this association shortly before the Brown vs. Board of Education court decision.

Gifted Identification Began

1961

Scores from 140+ were classified as "gifted" and the scores were used for identification.

New "Identification" Requirements

1966

First Order Gifted (FOG) deemed that students were "gifted identified" with an IQ of 155 or greater.

120 Different Kinds of Intelligence are Identified

1967

The Nature of Human Intelligence (Guilford) described all 120 different kinds of intelligence.

Theory of Multiple Intelligence Developed

1983

Howard Gardner advanced the previous theory of 120 different intelligences, and narrowed the theory of intelligences down to 9 types of intelligence.

All 50 States Have Gifted Legislation

1990

At this time, all 50 states have programs that represent gifted students!

Pre-K through 12 Gifted Program Standards Developed

1998

The NAGC published Pre-K through 12 gifted program standards to provide guidance in seven key areas for programs serving gifted and talented students