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History of Gifted Education

By twphillips

  • Galton Brought "Nature vs Nurture to Life

    Galton Brought "Nature vs Nurture to Life
    Francis Galton published Hereditary Genius that suggested that intelligence is passed down through hereditary lines. This helped him to be known as the father of “nature vs nurture”. He believed eugenics, good birth, would pass on desired intellectual traits

  • First Truly Gifted and Talented School Opened

    First Truly Gifted and Talented School Opened
    Worcester School for the talented and gifted opened in Massachusetts. This was the first official school that catered to the talented and

  • First Test to Determine Intellectual Abilities

    First Test to Determine Intellectual Abilities
    Binet-Simon develop test to determine intellectual inferiority in order to remove them from the general population and place them in specialized classroom. Assigned a numerical value to “mental age”

  • IQ Test Created

    IQ Test Created
    Lewis Terman expanded the Binet-Simon to include IQ. The test was renamed Stanford-Binet IQ test

  • “Genetic Study of Genius” was published

    “Genetic Study of Genius” was published
    Terman started the first large scale long term study of 1500 elementary and secondary school students with IQ’s greater than 135. This study helped to dispelled the notion that gifted children were of thought of as underdeveloped in areas not related to the intellect. The study continued to follow the students through adulthood.

  • “Gifted Child: Their Nature and Nurture” was Published

    “Gifted Child: Their Nature and Nurture” was Published
    . Leta Hollingworth published what was considered to be the first textbook on gifted education. Hollingworth fell more to the nurture rather than the nature side. Believed gifted were neglected in education because most believed they could fend for themselves. Her focus was to create a curriculum focus on the needs of the gifted learner.

  • National Association for Gifted Children

    National Association for Gifted Children
    The NAGC formed by Ann Issac. Her vision for NAGC was captured in five purposes from the 1957 articles of incorporation:
    1. Stimulation of interest and research in gifted education
    2. Dissemination of scientific information regarding the gifted
    3. Analysis of the problems of the gifted
    4. Provision of opportunities for classroom teachers to study about and improve methods of working with gifted learners
    5. Publish and report scientific and experimental investigations

  • Schools Began to add Programs for Gifted Students

    Schools Began to add Programs for Gifted Students
    Between the 1960's and 1980's several cities started gifted schools. Chicago, New York, and San Diego became the model for a lot of the programs. Churn in administration and political focus caused varied the effort put into the programs during this time.

  • National Excellence: A Case for Developing America’s Talent

    National Excellence: A Case for Developing America’s Talent
    National Excellence: A Case for Developing America’s Talent was published by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement: This report brought attention to the lack of focus on teaching gifted and talented American students.

  • A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students

    A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students
    A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students. The Templeton National Report on Acceleration. Volume 1” was published. This report fought against educational norms that prevented accelerating gifted students through school. It paved the way for single subject acceleration to be accepted and for whole school year acceleration to at least be considered.

  • References

    “A Distinctive Voice and Vision: Ann Fabe Isaacs, NAGC Founder.” A Distinctive Voice and Vision: Ann Fabe Isaacs, NAGC Founder | National Association for Gifted Children, 30 Mar. 2022, https://www.nagc.org/blog/distinctive-voice-and-vision-ann-fabe-isaacs-nagc-founder.

  • References

    Ross, Pat O'Connell, and And Others. “National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent.” ERIC, U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328., 30 Sept. 1993, https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED359743.

  • References

    “Lewis Terman (1877–1956).” StateUniversity.com, https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2499/Terman-Lewis-1877-1956.html
    Cherry, Kendra. “Why Alfred Binet Developed IQ Testing for Students.” Verywell Mind, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.verywellmind.com/history-of-intelligence-testing-2795581.
    Tabery, James. “Nature vs Nurture.” The Eugenics Archives, 29 Apr. 2014, https://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/encyclopedia/535eed0d7095aa0000000241

  • References

    VanTassel-Baska, Joyce. “The History of Urban Gifted Education.” Gifted Child Today, Prufrock Press Inc. P.O. Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813. Tel: 800-998-2208; Tel: 254-756-3337; e-Mail: Info@Prufrock.com; Web Site: Http://Www.prufrock.com, 30 Nov. 2009, https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ898566.

  • References

    Colangelo, Nicholas, et al. “A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students. The Templeton National Report on Acceleration. Volume 1.” Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development (NJ1), Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development. Http://Www.education.uiowa.edu/Html/Belinblank, 30 Sept. 2004, https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED535137.