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Important Events in Gifted Ed. History
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1st Intelligence Test Developed
Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon are commissioned by the French government to produce the first true intelligence test designed to measure vocabulary, knowledge, and thinking skills in order to separate children into vocational and academic groupings. -
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
Lewis Terman (Stanford University psychologist) revises the Binet-Simon Test to adapt it for testing children in the US. His search for students with an IQ of at least 135 is one of the greatest initital achievements in the field of gifted education. He is known as "the father" of the gifted education movement. -
Special Opportunity Class
Leta Stetter Hollingworth (professor of Education at Teachers College of Columbia University) uses Terman's revised scale to identify very bright children. She begins the Special Opportunity Class in New York for gifted students. Forty research articles, a textbook (Gifted Children: Their Nature and Nurture), and blueprints for gifted education are a result of this class. -
Genetic Studies of Genius
The first of a five volume study that spans over forty years. Concludes that gifted students are distinctly different to other students qualitatively. They are better physically/emotionally and are academically higher than the average student. Gifted students were found to be high achieving when their family held educational and family values in high esteem. -
Sputnik Sparks Action
Sputnik creats an educational revolution in the US by causing the US to re-evaluate the quality and collective skills of students in its educational system, especially in the areas of math and science. Large amounts of funds are rapidly received to identify talented and intelligent students who would benefit from advanced educational opportunities. -
NAGC Publishes National Standards
NAGC develops national standards in the areas of teacher prep, services, and educational standards to make sure that gifted students are recognized and serviced. These standards were revised in 2013.
