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Located in Los Angeles, Rochester, and Cleveland, these programs are set to identify the brightest students through ability testing. Provided them with separate education from slower learning classmates. -
The launching of Earth's first artificial satellite by the Cold War foe the Soviet Union helped to implant this newborn "Space Race" into the public consciousness. This will lead to a newfound interest in identifying high-achieving young minds and harnessing their abilities to promote the thinkers and creators of tomorrow. This led to the United States Congress' order to assess and create recommendations on education for those who would be deemed high-ability. -
Beginning in California in 1963 and Illinois in 1965, state departments of education began creating standards for identifying and teaching students who qualify as Gifted. The efforts of these two states will be influential to state education departments throughout the United States. Beginning in large urban areas like San Diego and Chicago, these programs aimed to fund the professional development of its teachers in an effort to create comprehensive programs and services for gifted learners.
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Educational Commisioner Sidney Marland attempts to evolve the standards for students being classified as gifted. Criteria include the following: general intellectual ability, specific academic aptitude, creative or productive thinking skills, leadership ability, or potential, or ability or potential in the arts. These standards will be seen as the criterion for gifted identification, with them being used as a foundation for the definition of giftedness throughout the United States to this day. -
Created by Drs. Joseph Renzulli and Sally Reis, this model is set to "promote both challenging and enjoyable high-end learning across a wide range of school types, levels, and demographic differences." This idea moved away from the traditional belief of giftedness being judged by high scores on standardized intelligence tests. Renzulli believed that instead measurement should be based on the "intersection of above-average ability as a component, task commitment, and creativity." -
Special funding provided by the United States Department of Education for the purpose of education entities developing programs and services for underrepresented groups over the previous 25 years. The funded groups created identification systems, and developed curriculum, and assessment models for Gifted education that would be used throughout the United States and the World. -
A report published in 2004 and edited by Nicholas Colangelo, Susan G. Assouline, and Miraca Gross, proclaims the need for specific attention to be given to the education of gifted students. Sufgfices that acceleration of curriculum was important in ensuring that student learning does not stagnate, essentially resulting in students being punished for their education advancements.
After its publishing, policy documents would be made stating the importance of curriculum acceleration.