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Mental Tests and Measurements
An American named James McKeen Cattell published an article "Mental Tests and Measurements" which was modeled from Sir Francis Galton's work on sensory measures. -
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History of Gifted Education
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Today's Tests
Charles Spearman comes up with the basis for today's tests for gifted and talented youth. -
IQ
Lewis Terman adapted Alfred Binet's intelligence test, stating that the Intelligence quotient is mental age compared to physical age. -
1920's
Hollingworth sought to find and educate gifted and talented youth, not just study them. -
Sputnik
The launch of Sputnik excites Americans. They seek to find students capable of the challenge of the space race. -
Talent Search
Johns Hopkins University begins one of the first talent searches for gifted and talented boys and girls. -
Center for Talented Youth
The formation of the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University. -
Significant and Important
The Research and Evaluation Department in Chicago, Illinois conducted an assessment of critical thinking gains of gifted students actually in programs. These results showed significant and important gains for students within the programs. -
Legislation
The federal and state governments have some form of legislation around gifted education. Although, they are not standardized. They are left to the discretion of the local governments. -
Need for Gifted Services
Empirical data reports that there is a need for gifted services. -
Same Results
After 10 years, reports still document a need for gifted services. -
High Stakes Testing
Even though reports show that there is a need for gifted services, research indicates that teachers spend a majority of their time working with students on the cusp of passing high-stakes testing, and are unable to work with gifted students.