Matthews, Michael S., 1968-
Jolly, Jennifer

Faculty

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2022

Journal article

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The development of both special education and gifted education as fields of study were closely tied to the origins of intelligence testing in the early 20th century. While special education’s terminology has become more nuanced and circumspect over the ensuing century, the term gifted has remained unchanged despite coming under substantial criticism in recent decades for its lack of specificity and for the innateness that the term implies as the primary cause of individual differences in ability. We examine this history and the seminal nationally disseminated reports related to gifted education, from the Marland report to the present, to consider why the gifted label has persisted. We conclude with some suggestions for how these issues might be remedied.

Gifted children--Education
Special education

Journal of intelligence

Vol. 10, issue 4

English

doi:10.3390/jintelligence10040084

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/work:888

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