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National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents
سازمان ملی پرورش استعدادهای درخشان
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Location
Iran
Information
TypeSelective
Established1976
PresidentElham Yavari [1]
Websitesampad.gov.ir

National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET; Template:Lang-fa Sāzmān-e Melli-ye Parvaresh-e Este'dādhā-ye Derakhshān, acronym سمپاد SAMPAD) is an Iranian organization founded in 1976 that governs a series of selective schools.[2]

History

The organization was founded in 1976 as National Iranian Organization for Gifted and Talented Education (NIOGATE),[3][4] This innovative organization was short-lived but its influence was significant.[5] It was re-established later as NODET in 1987.[6]

Entrance

The organization recruits students for middle and high schools through a two-step set of exams at each level.[7] The entrance for the students is based on a two-step test-based examination.[7] The tests are designed to measure the intelligence, talents and creativity, rather than prior knowledge.[8][9]

Out of the thousands of students who annually apply to these schools, less than 5% are chosen for the 99 middle schools and 98 high-schools.[6]

The entrance for the educational and administrative boards is selective, too.[7] The teachers tend to be the best in the country.[6]

Education system

The educational materials, facilities, instructional methodologies, coursework and curriculum are different in these schools, and intended to develop the students' talents.[7][10]

The courses are college-level in fields such as biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and English. The schools usually offer only two majors, mathematics-physics and experimental sciences.[6]

Virtually all medals in the national Olympiads are won by the NODET students. The students are also top performers in many international Olympiads.[6]

Alumni

NODET alumni usually pursue higher education up to postgraduate level.[6]

Some of the alumni are world class researchers in STEM fields and medicine.[6] Notable alumni include the mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani,[11] chess-grandmaster Elshan Moradi, computer scientist Farinaz Koushanfar, Unicode expert Roozbeh Pournader.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://en.techpark.ir/news/official-offers-interest-in-elites-presence-in-pardis-technology-park
  2. ^ "آمار دقیق آزمون سمپاد سال 98 تشریح شد". خبرگزاری موج (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  3. ^ A Brief History of NIOGATE: An Experiment in Gifted Education in Iran. San Francisco: National Association for Gifted Children. 1979.
  4. ^ Gifted International. World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. 1982. pp. 1–3.
  5. ^ Gifted International. World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. 1982. p. 16.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "41 Schools in Tehran for the Exceptionally Talented". Financial Tribune. 25 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "سیر تا پیاز آنچه باید درباره مدارس تیزهوشان بدانید" (in Persian). Mizan News Agency. ۱۳۹۹/۰۱/۰۸ - ۲۲:۰۰. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "برگزاری «سنجش هوش» برای داوطلبان پایه هفتم مدارس سمپاد". ایسنا (in Persian). 22 May 2018.
  9. ^ "فرصت ثبت‌نام در مدارس سمپاد تمدید شد - تسنیم". Tasnim (in Persian).
  10. ^ Gifted International. World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. 1982. p. 16.
  11. ^ Nasir, Jamal (November 29, 2022). "Nurturing the gifted". The News International. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  1. ^ Centro Ecuatoriano para el Desarrollo del Alto Potencial
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