National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents
| National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents سازمان ملی پرورش استعدادهای درخشان | |
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| Type | Selective |
| Established | 1976 |
| President | Elham Yavari[1] |
| Website | sampad |
National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET; also known by its native acronym 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] It was to serve as a model of excellence for education in Iran. This innovative organization was short-lived but its influence in the country was significant.[5] It was re-established later in 1987 as National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET; Template:Lang-fa Sāzmān-e Melli-ye Parvaresh-e Este'dādhā-ye Derakhshān, acronym سمپاد SAMPAD).[6]
Schools
The organization has 99 middle schools and 98 high schools.[6]
The schools are informally called Tizhooshan (تیزهوشان, literally "the Gifted"). The boys schools are often named Allameh Helli (علامه حلی) and the girls schools are often called Farzanegan (فرزانگان).[7]
Entrance
The organization recruits students annualy through a two-step set of nationwide exams at both middle school and high school levels.[8] The tests are designed to measure the intelligence, talents and creativity, rather than prior knowledge.[9][10] The rate of acceptance is less than 5% for the thousands of students who apply annually.[6]
The entrance for the educational and administrative staff is also selective.[8] 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.[8][11]
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 Iranian Science Olympiads are won by the NODET students. The students are also top performers in many International Science Olympiad.[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,[12] chess grandmaster Elshan Moradi, computer scientist Farinaz Koushanfar, and Unicode expert Roozbeh Pournader.
References
- ^ "Official offers interest in elites' presence in Pardis Technology Park". Pardis Technology Park. Feb 1, 2022.
- ^ "آمار دقیق آزمون سمپاد سال 98 تشریح شد". خبرگزاری موج (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ A Brief History of NIOGATE: An Experiment in Gifted Education in Iran. San Francisco: National Association for Gifted Children. 1979.
- ^ Gifted International. World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. 1982. pp. 1–3.
- ^ Gifted International. World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. 1982. pp. 1–16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "41 Schools in Tehran for the Exceptionally Talented". Financial Tribune. 25 May 2015.
- ^ فراهانی, ملیحه (6 April 2021). "لیست مدارس سمپاد تهران". مجله استادبانک (in Persian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "سیر تا پیاز آنچه باید درباره مدارس تیزهوشان بدانید" (in Persian). Mizan News Agency. 1399/08/01 (Solar Hijri).
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "برگزاری «سنجش هوش» برای داوطلبان پایه هفتم مدارس سمپاد". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 22 May 2018.
- ^ "فرصت ثبت‌نام در مدارس سمپاد تمدید شد - تسنیم". Tasnim (in Persian).
- ^ Gifted International. World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. 1982. p. 16.
- ^ Nasir, Jamal (November 29, 2022). "Nurturing the gifted". The News International. Retrieved 25 March 2024.