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Lewis M. Terman, father of the gifted child movement, revised the french version of the Binet-Simon Scale (1st true intellegence test) and used it to identify and study gifted students.
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Leta S. Hollingworth started the Special Opportunity Class at a public school in New York City. Hollingworth pioneered the education of gifted students. Up to that point, the emphasis had been focused on identification and research.
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The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first satelite, into space. This established a need for our gifted and talented children. It served as motivation for the United States to put greater effort and resources into identifying and educating our best and brightest.
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The Marland Report expanded the definition of giftedness with the inclusion of leadership, artisitic and creatinve thinking and psychomotor ability.
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A Nation At Risk was published. This report asserted that the U.S. was failing its most promising students and offered policy changing suggestions regarding gifted education, practices and standards.
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The Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act passed in Congress. This act provided significant funding and grants for educational research and programs.
