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Stanford-Binet Test Published
Lewis M. Terman, Standford University Psychologist, revised the French Binet-Simon Scale version of the first true intelligence and published the new revision in 1916. The test then became the, Standford-Binet Intelligence Scales Test. Due to the published version, Terman became known as the "Father of the Gifted Child Movement" across the globe. -
"Gifted Children"
Dr. Leta Stetter Hollingworth was an educator and psychologist who coined the term "gifted" children with her writing, "Gifted Children" in 1926. Her writing became the standard reference used in the field for many year. Fighting against the popular notion that bright students could take care of themselves, she searched for practices that could better serve gifted students. She was one of the first advocates for gifted girls and women. -
Launch of Soviet Union's Sputnik
The Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1954 lead to education reforms in the United States so that the nation could regain the technological ground it appeared to have lost to its Soviet rival. By the mid-1960s, nearly all public school students took aptitude tests (where few did prior to the launch), rigorous math and science courses were implemented, better teacher-student ratios were established, and a general upward trend in education emerged. Homework also came into play at this time. -
Joseph Renzulli's "Three-Ring" Definition
In 1978 Joseph Renzulli created the "Three-Ring" definition of gifted behaviors. His rings are: above average ability; creativity; and task commitment. Children who possessed these three traits were said to exhibit gifted behavior. Renzulli believed that children with these three traits needed challenges above what they received in the traditional classroom. His "Three-Ring" became a framework for understanding learning. -
Gifted and Talented Student's Education Act
The Jacob B Javit's Gifted and Talented Student's Education Act was first passed by Congress in 1988 as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and was most recently reauthorized through the Every Student Succeeds Act to support the development of talent in U.S. schools. The goal is to build and enhance the ability of students to meet the special education needs of the gifted and talented students. -
National Association for Gifted Children Standards
In 1998, The National Association for Gifted Children published Pre-K - Grade 12 Gifted Program Standards to provide guidance in seven key areas for programs serving gifted students. The standards have since been revised.