ABSTRACT
In the late 19th century, British scientist Sir Francis Galton proposed a theory of intelligence based upon the notion that more intelligent people have keener sensory capacities. French scientists Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon had different notions about the nature of intelligence and how to measure it. They thought that intelligence was a matter of higher level thinking rather than sensory abilities. The theory underlying new "Rainbow Assessment" is the theory of successful intelligence, which also forms the basis tor a theory of giftedness. This theory holds that intelligence is one's ability to achieve one's goals in life, within one's sociocultural context by capitalizing on one's strengths and compensating for or correcting one's weaknesses, so as to adapt to, shape, and select environments through a combination of creative, analytical, and practical abilities.
