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Lewis Terman helps to design the first American IQ test based on the Binet/ Simon test. He is known as the "Father" of the Gifted Education Movement. IN 191 The US government uses the newly formed IQ test for the recruits while drafting soldiers, getting ready to enter World War I. -
after receiving a masters degree in psychology Leta Hollingsworth worked at a hospital studying children, especially those with mental gifts. She administered the IQ test often. She started the Speyer school and became a prototype for gifted education it featured differentiated curriculum, special enrichment options, like foreign language and philosophy introduced at a primary level and the use of diagnostic assessment for curriculum decisions in a non-graded setting. -
Russia launches Sputnik triggering the space race, because the US was fearful in losing the race, federal funding was given for education reform to promote the education of the gifted, especially in science and math with the goal of producing future space engineers. By the mid 60s nearly all public school students took an aptitude test rigorous math and science courses were implemented but her student teacher ratio is or establish in the general upward trend in education emerged. -
The Marland report was issued to the US Congress by the US commissioner of education, Sidney P. Marland Jr. It established a federal definition of giftedness. The report encouraged schools to view giftedness more broadly. Marland defined giftedness in six different areas. General intellectual ability, specific academic aptitude, creativity or productive thinking, leadership ability, lastly visual and performing arts called psychomotor ability which was later excluded. -
President Gerald Ford signed public law, 93–380 which amended the elementary and secondary education act. The special project act included provisions for gifted students. Funding was initially at 2.5 million but rose to 6.5 million in 1980’s. It created a federal office office within the United States Department of education called the office of gifted and talented. -
Congress passes the Jacob Javits, education act as part of the reauthorization of the elementary in such a secondary education act. The Javits act has three main components, the national research center on the gifted and talented, competitive demonstration, grants to educational agencies and competitive grants to state agencies in school districts for programs to enhance, gifted education statewide.