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History of Gifted Education (April 2002)
Where can I find articles about the history of gifted education in America?
One might suspect that gifted programs originated with Plato, who believed in an intellectual elite. In the early part of the 20th century, programs consisted primarily of acceleration when students needed it. Formal gifted programs can be traced back to 1918. In 1924, "The Education of the Gifted" was published by the University of Chicago Press. Guy Whipple, Chairman of the Committee of the Society that was responsible for this volume (the second in a series), provided a brief historical summary of the interest in and concern for the education of gifted individuals, observing that perhaps the first systematic approach to providing for "bright pupils" was developed by the Superintendent of Schools in St. Louis, Dr. William T. Harris. In his reports for 1868-69 and for 1871-73, Harris commented on the advantages of promoting pupils at short intervals, as short as five weeks in the lower grades and of accelerating gifted pupils through the grades. He noted that the plan provided gifted pupils with more challenging work and prevented them from acquiring habits of laziness. (Reference: EC115052. Passow, A. Harry (Ed) (1979). The Gifted and the Talented: Their Education and Development. The Seventy-Eighth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Part I. 473P. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 5801 Ellis Ave. Chicago, IL 60637.)
Following are links to related Internet resources and Internet discussion groups,
as well as selected citations from the ERIC database and the search terms we used to find the
citations.
You can search the ERIC database yourself on the Internet through either of the following web sites:
ERIC Citations
The full text of citations beginning with an ED number (for example, EDxxxxxx) is available:
The full text of citations beginning with an EJ number (for example, EJxxxxxx) is available for a fee from:
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ERIC Search Terms Used
gifted
AND
education history
EJ603385 EC624355
American Gifted Education at the Millennium: 150 Years of
Experience.
Sayler, Michael F.
Understanding Our Gifted; v12 n1 p11-15 Fall 1999
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180)
Language: English
Note: Theme Issue: "The Millennium...Looking Forward...Looking Back."
ERIC Issue: CIJSEP2000
This article traces the history of gifted education from
multi-age grouping in the 19th and early 20th centuries to special
schools and special classes for the gifted. It discusses the effects of
the depression, Sputnik, the Marland Report, and the reform
movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s. (Contains references.)
Descriptors: *Educational Change; *Educational History; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Gifted; *Grouping (Instructional
Purposes); Social Influences; *Special Programs
EJ601369 EC624070
Back to the Future: The Top 10 Events That Have Shaped Gifted Education in the Last Century.
Coleman, Mary Ruth
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v22 n6 p16-18 Nov-Dec 1999
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180); POSITION PAPER (120)
ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
Note: Special End-of-the-Millennium Issue.
ERIC Issue: CIJAUG2000
This article describes critical events that have shaped gifted
education, including: the notion that intelligence could be
measured, development of differentiated curriculum, the push to be the
most powerful nation, appreciation for different intelligences,
support for talent development, school reform efforts, and emerging
understanding of how the brain functions.
Descriptors: *Educational Change; *Educational History; Educational
Innovation; Elementary Secondary Education; *Gifted;
Intelligence; Policy Formation; *Social Influences; *Talent; *Talent
Development
Identifiers: Differentiated Curriculum (Gifted)
EJ561009 EC618315
Fanning the Spark of Exceptional Creativity.
Mace, F. Borden
Journal of Secondary Gifted Education; v9 n2 p51-56 Win 1997-1998
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180); PROJECT DESCRIPTION (141)
ISSN-1077-4610
Language: English
Recounts the events and people that led to the formation of
three early public residential schools for gifted students: the
North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics; the Louisiana School
for Mathematics, Science and Technology; and the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy. Common features included visionary
individuals, availability of suitable properties, and a sense of
mission.
Descriptors: *Academically Gifted; *Creativity; *Educational History;
High Schools; Program Development; Public Education;
*Residential Schools; *Special Schools; State Schools
Identifiers: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy; Louisiana; North
Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
EJ601379 EC624080
An American Century of Roots and Signposts in Gifted and Talented Education.
Stewart, Emily D.
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v22 n6 p56-57 Nov-Dec 1999
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180); POSITION PAPER (120)
ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
ERIC Issue: CIJAUG2000
This article describes critical events that have shaped gifted
education, including: deployment of Sputnik, Lewis Terman's
giftedness definition, the Marland Report, Joseph Renzulli's inclusion
of creativity, Talents Unlimited, Howard Gardner's multiple
intelligences theory, David Feldman's use of developmental psychology in
assessment, Sandra Kaplan, student diversity, and advances in
technology.
Descriptors: Ability Identification; *Creativity; *Developmental
Psychology; Educational Change; Educational Development;
*Educational History; Educational Innovation; Educational Technology;
Elementary Secondary Education; *Gifted; Intelligence;
Intelligence Tests; *Multiple Intelligences; *Social Influences; Space
Exploration
Identifiers: Feldman (David Henry); Gardner (Howard); Renzulli (Joseph)
EJ601375 EC624076
A Century of Gifted Education: A Reflection of Who and What Made
a Difference.
Imbeau, Marcia B.
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v22 n6 p40-43 Nov-Dec 1999
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180); POSITION PAPER (120); PROJECT DESCRIPTION (141)
ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
Note: Special End-of-the-Millennium Issue.
ERIC Issue: CIJAUG2000
This article describes critical events that have shaped gifted
education, including: intelligence testing, world wars,
deployment of the Sputnik and resulting legislation, civil rights, the
work of advocacy organizations, the study of creativity, the changing
roles of women, school reform, technology and computers, and teacher
effectiveness.
Descriptors: Ability Identification; Advocacy; Computer Uses in
Education; Creativity; *Educational Change; Educational
Development; *Educational History; Educational Innovation; Educational
Legislation; Elementary Secondary Education; *Gifted;
Intelligence; *Intelligence Tests; Organizations (Groups); Policy
Formation; *Social Influences; Space Exploration; Talent Development;
*Teacher Role
EJ601374 EC624075
The Gifts of the 20th Century.
Hargrove, Kathy
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v22 n6 p38-39,65 Nov-Dec 1999
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180); POSITION PAPER (120); PROJECT DESCRIPTION (141)
ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
Note: Special End-of-the-Millennium Issue.
ERIC Issue: CIJAUG2000
This article describes critical events that have shaped gifted
education, including: intelligence testing, the concept of
intelligence, the construct of creativity, greater understanding of
brain functions, the work of John Dewey, Jerome Bruner, and Leta
Hollingworth, school reform, world change, and the shift from
identification to meeting curriculum needs.
Descriptors: Ability Identification; Creativity; *Educational Change;
Educational Development; *Educational History;
Educational Innovation; Educational Research; Elementary Secondary
Education; *Gifted; Intelligence; *Intelligence Tests; *Social
Influences; Student Needs; Talent Development
Identifiers: Bruner (Jerome S); Dewey (John); *Differentiated Curriculum
(Gifted); Hollingworth (Leta Stetter)
EJ601373 EC624074
My View of the "Top 10" Events That Have Influenced the Field of
Gifted Education during the Past Century.
Haensly, Patricia A.
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v22 n6 p33-37 Nov-Dec 1999
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180); POSITION PAPER (120)
ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
Note: Special End-of-the-Millennium Issue.
ERIC Issue: CIJAUG2000
This article describes critical events that have shaped gifted
education, including: Renzulli's definition of giftedness,
Sputnik, the Marland Report of 1971, and the development of the National
Association for Gifted Children, the National Research
Center on the Gifted and Talented, and the World Council for Gifted and
Talented Children.
Descriptors: Ability Identification; Advocacy; *Educational Change;
Educational Development; *Educational History;
Educational Innovation; Elementary Secondary Education; *Gifted;
Intelligence; International Cooperation; *International
Organizations; *Organizations (Groups); Policy Formation; *Social
Influences; Space Exploration; Talent Development
Identifiers: *Differentiated Curriculum (Gifted); Marland Report;
National Association for Gifted Children; National Research
Center on Gifted and Talented; Renzulli (Joseph); World Council for
Gifted and Talented Children
EJ601371 EC624072
Top Ten List (Plus or Minus Two) for the 20th Century.
Cross, Tracy L.
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v22 n6 p22-25 Nov-Dec 1999
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180); POSITION PAPER (120)
ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
Note: Special End-of-the-Millennium Issue.
ERIC Issue: CIJAUG2000
This article describes critical events that have shaped gifted
education, including: psychometrically-based pedagogy, the
space race, the civil rights movement, passage of special education
legislation, changing concepts of intelligence, brain based research,
curriculum differentiation, the inclusion model of instruction, and
funding of gifted research. Future educational trends are discussed.
Descriptors: Ability Identification; Advocacy; *Civil Rights;
*Educational Change; Educational Development; *Educational
History; Educational Innovation; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal
Legislation; *Gifted; Inclusive Schools; Intelligence;
*Intelligence Tests; Policy Formation; *Social Influences; Space
Exploration; Special Education; Talent Development
Identifiers: *Differentiated Curriculum (Gifted)
EJ601380 EC624081
Celebrating Our Future by Revisiting Our Past.
Weber, Christine L.
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v22 n6 p58-59,64 Nov-Dec 1999
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180); POSITION PAPER (120)
ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
Note: Special End-of-the-Millennium Issue.
ERIC Issue: CIJAUG2000
This article describes critical events that have shaped gifted
education, including: the work of Lewis Terman and Leta
Hollingworth, establishment of the National Association for Gifted
Children, the First World Conference for Gifted Children,
differentiated curriculum, federal gifted legislation, and the
publication of "National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's
Talent." (Contains references.)
Descriptors: *Ability Identification; Advocacy; Definitions; Educational
Change; Educational Development; *Educational
History; Educational Innovation; Educational Legislation; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Federal Legislation; *Gifted; Intelligence;
International Cooperation; Organizations (Groups); Policy Formation;
*Social Influences; Talent Development
Identifiers: *Differentiated Curriculum (Gifted); Hollingworth (Leta
Stetter); Jacob K Javits Gifted Talented Stdnt Educ Act 1988;
National Association for Gifted Children
EJ601378 EC624079
The Top 10 Events Creating Gifted Education for the New Century.
Roberts, Julia Link
Gifted Child Today Magazine; v22 n6 p53-55 Nov-Dec 1999
Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (180); POSITION PAPER (120); PROJECT DESCRIPTION (141)
ISSN-1076-2175
Language: English
Note: Special End-of-the-Millennium Issue.
ERIC Issue: CIJAUG2000
This article describes events that have shaped gifted
education, including: deployment of Sputnik, the Marland Report,
advocacy organizations, curriculum differentiation, brain research,
gifted residential schools, the Richardson Study, the Javits Gifted and
Talented Students Act, "National Excellence: A Case for Developing
America's Talent," and state initiatives requiring gifted services.
Descriptors: *Advocacy; *Educational Change; Educational Development;
*Educational History; Educational Innovation;
Elementary Secondary Education; *Federal Legislation; *Gifted;
Organizations (Groups); Policy Formation; Residential Schools;
*Social Influences; Space Exploration; State Regulation; Talent
Development
Identifiers: Differentiated Curriculum (Gifted); Jacob K Javits Gifted
Talented Stdnt Educ Act 1988; Marland Report
EJ491108 EC609638
"Termanal" Science? The Work of Lewis Terman Revisited.
Vialle, Wilma
Roeper Review, v17 n1 p32-38 Sep 1994
ISSN: 0278-3193
Language: English
Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); POSITION PAPER (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB95
This article place's Lewis Terman's work in the context of his time
and space, in response to criticism of biases against women and certain
ethnic groups in his work. The paper concludes that,
notwithstanding the unacceptability of his ideas on women and race,
Terman's work
provides an important foundation for the field of gifted education.
Descriptors: Context Effect; Educational History; *Educational
Research; Educational Researchers; Elementary Secondary Education; Ethnic
Groups; Females; *Gifted; *Racial Bias; *Sex Bias; Social Bias
Identifiers: *Terman (Lewis M)
ED372585 EC303218
American Culture and the Gifted.
Resnick, Daniel P.; Goodman, Madeline
Jun 1994
14p.; In: Ross, Patricia O' Connell, Ed. National Excellence: A
Case for Developing America's Talent. An Anthology of Readings; see EC
303 213.
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement
(ED), Washington, DC.
EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: POSITION PAPER (120); REVIEW LITERATURE (070)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Pennsylvania
Journal Announcement: RIEDEC94
This paper, commissioned for the development of the national
report, "National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent," examines
the relationship between American culture and efforts to educate
gifted and talented students. The paper presents a historical overview
of the
cultural forces that have affected public policy, reviews the
conflict between equality and intellect, and examines public education's
attempts to
educate gifted students. A lack of respect for achievement, effort,
and merit in American schools and culture is noted. The ideas of de
Toqueville, Locke, Binet, and Terman are cited to help explain the
cultural forces influencing the education of gifted children. Three challenges
for American policy makers are identified: (1) the need to make
American culture supportive of efforts to develop the talents of young people;
(2) the need to reform schools so that the needs of students who
have "a curiosity and taste for achievement" are challenged and a less
restrictive view of talent is adopted; and (3) the need to make
able students "visible pace-setters within their schools" and to make schools
more challenging for a broader spectrum of students.
Descriptors: *Cultural Influences; Educational Change; *Educational
History; Educational Needs; *Educational Philosophy; *Educational Quality;
Elementary Secondary Education; Equal Education; Excellence in
Education; *Gifted; Policy Formation; Public Schools; School Restructuring;
*Talent
ED372584 EC303217
Current and Historical Thinking on Education for Gifted and
Talented Students.
Gallagher, James J.
Jun 1994
26p.; In: Ross, Patricia O' Connell, Ed. National Excellence: A
Case for Developing America's Talent. An Anthology of Readings; see EC
303 213.
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement
(ED), Washington, DC.
EDRS Price - MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: REVIEW LITERATURE (070); POSITION PAPER (120)
Geographic Source: U.S.; North Carolina
Journal Announcement: RIEDEC94
This paper, commissioned for the development of the national
report, "National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent," provides
historical background on issues in gifted education, together with
ideas and practices from the special educational strategies now in use for
gifted students. The report focuses on the nature of superior
intelligence, the general school adaptations for these children, current and
unresolved issues in the education of the gifted, and specific
policy issues in gifted education. Historical information describing how early
cultures addressed or failed to address the needs of gifted
children is offered. A major problem is seen to be the ambivalent
feelings toward
gifted children traditionally seen in the American society. Various
definitions of giftedness are discussed, as are traits that characterize gifted
children. Specific current issues addressed include the following:
(1) educational reform; (2) creativity; (3) underserved populations (cultural
differences, gifted girls, and gifted students with disabilities);
(4) accountability; and (5) equity versus excellence. Future research is
urged in
such areas as understanding intellectual processes, assessing
educational strategies for gifted students, and information processing.
A table
summarizes federal policy and legislation regarding the gifted
since 1958.
Descriptors: Creativity; *Cultural Influences; Definitions;
Educational Change; *Educational History; Educational Legislation;
Educational Needs;
Educational Policy; Educational Practices; *Educational Trends;
Elementary Secondary Education; *Excellence in Education; Federal Legislation;
Females; *Gifted; Gifted Disabled; Research Needs; Student
Characteristics; *Talent; Trend Analysis
EJ441228 EC602520
The Marland Report: Twenty Years Later.
Harrington, Joseph; And Others
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v15 n1 p31-43 Fall 1991
ISSN: 0162-3532
Language: English
Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); PROJECT DESCRIPTION (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL92
This report examines federal involvement in gifted education in the
20 years since the Marland report on needs of gifted and talented students.
Noted is the passage, in 1988, of the Javits Bill which implemented
the major recommendations of the Marland report including establishment of
the Office of Gifted and Talented and training of teachers.
Descriptors: Educational History; *Educational Legislation;
Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Aid; *Gifted; *Government Role; *Special
Education; *Talent; Teacher Education
Identifiers: *Hawkins Stafford Act 1988; *Marland (Sidney P)
EJ413283 EC231412
Contributions of Leta Hollingworth to School Psychology.
Fagan, Thomas K.
Roeper Review, v12 n3 p157-61 Mar 1990
Report No: ISSN-0278-3193
Language: English
Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); PROJECT DESCRIPTION (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN91
The contributions of psychologist and educator, Leta Hollingworth
(1886-1939), to the development of school psychological services are
identified. Considered are her organizational involvement,
professional writing, and research in this area.
Descriptors: Biographies; Educational History; Elementary Secondary
Education; Females; *Gifted; *Psychologists; *Psychology
Identifiers: *Hollingworth (Leta Stetter)
EJ410283 EC230518
Counseling Gifted Students: A Historical Review.
St. Clair, Karen L.
Roeper Review, v12 n2 p98-102 Dec 1989
Language: English
Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); REVIEW LITERATURE (070)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV90
The history of counseling gifted students from the early 1900s to
the present is reviewed, with emphasis on such trends as the nondirective
approach (1950s), beginnings of counseling in the schools (1960s),
program development for counseling gifted students (1970s), and diversity
in counseling (1980s).
Descriptors: *Counseling Services; Counseling Theories; *Delivery
Systems; Educational History; Elementary Secondary Education; *Gifted;
*Trend Analysis
EJ388870 EC212494
It All Began with Leta Hollingworth: The Story of Giftedness in Women.
Silverman, Linda Kreger
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v12 n2 p86-98 Win 1989
Special Issue: Gifted Girls and Gifted Women.
Language: English
Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); PROJECT DESCRIPTION (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP89
Examined are the contributions of Leta Stetter Hollingworth to the
field of gifted education, and especially her battle to refute beliefs
of her time
that females were innately inferior in intelligence to males. Her
nurturing of giftedness in females is illustrated through excerpts from her
writings.
Descriptors: *Educational History; Elementary Secondary Education;
*Females; *Gifted; Intelligence; Postsecondary Education; *Sex Differences;
*Sex Stereotypes
Identifiers: *Hollingworth (Leta Stetter)
EJ374936 EC210126
Reflections on Three Decades of Education of the Gifted.
Passow, A. Harry
Gifted Education International, v5 n2 p79-83 1988
Language: English
Document Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE (080); POSITION PAPER (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC88
Philosophy and practice in gifted education are reviewed,
emphasizing the need for a comprehensive planning policy which takes
into account
the total experience of the gifted student and the need for a
differentiated curriculum. Gifted education should include basic skills, general
curriculum, talent development, and interpersonal relationships and values.
Descriptors: Basic Skills; Curriculum Development; *Educational
History; *Educational Philosophy; Educational Planning; *Educational Policy;
*Educational Practices; Elementary Secondary Education;
Experiential Learning; *Gifted; Individualized Programs; Interpersonal
Relationship; Skill
Development; Talent Development; Values Education
ED315949 EC222099
The Gifted Movement--Forward or on a Treadmill. Leadership
Accessing Monograph: Education of Gifted and Talented Youth.
Tannenbaum, Abraham
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN. Gifted Education Resource Inst.
1988; 51p.
Sponsoring Agency: Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis.
Office of Gifted and Talented Education.
EDRS Price - MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: POSITION PAPER (120); HISTORICAL MATERIAL (060);
SERIAL (022)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Indiana
Journal Announcement: RIEJUL90
Government: State
The historical evolution of concern for education of gifted
students is traced, along with the philosophical tides accompanying that evolution
from the 1950s through the 1980s. It is argued that the public is
alternatively supportive and antagonistic toward the gifted/talented.
Periods of
intense concern about their educational welfare are often followed
with periods of apathy, antagonism, or lack of concern. The pre-Sputnik
1950s are contrasted with the post-Sputnik 1950s in terms of action
on behalf of the gifted. The 1960s are viewed as a decade of turmoil
during which large numbers of able students were encouraged to
enroll in science programs early in the decade while attention turned to other
pressures later, such as school integration, compensatory
education, and Vietnam and the disenchantment of youth. The 1970s then saw
renewed attention to the gifted, due to federal legislation
targeting gifted students and the issuing of the Marland report which
documented the
deteriorated condition of gifted programs. The 1980s were marked by
well-established programs for the gifted/talented in many American
schools, educational provisions for underprivileged minorities, and
less reliance upon Intelligence Quotients as measures of giftedness. The
monograph closes with a "bill of rights" for the gifted.
Descriptors: Ability Identification; *Educational History;
Educational Philosophy; *Educational Practices; *Educational Trends; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Gifted; Program Development; Student Rights
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