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Gifted individuals were seen as mad, earlier psychological studies misunderstood  them ¨empirical evidence, suggested that genius were linked to madness΅ (p. 21)

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William Torrey Harris’ innovative practices started to become popular across The USA.

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Alfred Binet and Francis Galton’s work sparked interest in studying human intelligence. Heredity Genius, and inquiry into his law and his consequences.

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Alfred Binet, developed a scale to measure french students intelligence, the so called Feebleminded Scale was the first standardized IQ test, it was foundational for identifying gifted individuals.

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American Researchers Lewis Terman and Leta Hollingworth started to develop Binet and Galton’s concepts into precocious american children. Terman initiated a longitudinal study to understand the lives of gifted children, impacting later program development.

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Gifted Education became a formal field of study, some sporadic attempts to fulfill the academic need of High abilities students started by school districts across the country.

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Creation of The American Association of Gifted Children (AAGC) in New York

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J.P. Guildford’s American Psychological Association encouraged psychologists and researchers to consider the nature of creativity

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Creation of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) by Cincinnati, Ohio Teacher Ann Fabe Isaacs.

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National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)

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The USSR’s Sputnik launch led to increased focus on identifying and nurturing gifted talent in the U.S. educational system.

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U.S. passed the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) in order to fund public education reform and train young scientist.

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Civil Right movement changed the focus of education in the country, underserved and underrepresented students were benefited by the Javits legislation.

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Marland Report to Congress, The report highlighted the need for specialized programs and formally defined giftedness, influencing national policy.

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National Excellence: A Case for Developing America’s Talent, This report highlighted the need for schools to nurture talented students, emphasizing differentiated education for gifted learners.

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) 2001 focused on students reaching the lowest of proficiency

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Rule 6A-6.03019 in the Florida Administrative Code specifies requirements for eligibility, with Educational Plans (EPs) used to individualize academic goals for gifted students. Other key areas, such as teacher certification (endorsing those working directly with gifted students) and district-level self-assessment tools, ensure districts continuously evaluate and improve their gifted programs.

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Roberts, J. L., Inman, T. F., & Robins, J. H. (2022). Introduction to Gifted Education. In Routledge eBooks. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003235866

VanTassel-Baska, J. (2019). Resource Guide for the Education of Gifted Students in Florida. In Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support. https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5660/urlt/RGEGSF.pdf