出超常人才是改革开放对普教事业提出的重要任务之一，超常教育是完成这个任务的重要手段。国外在五六十年代就十分重视对超常教育理论与实践的研究与探索，虽然我国的研究起步较晚，但在近几年中学生国际奥林匹克学科竞赛中也取得了辉煌的成绩。这与突飞猛进的科技发展相比， Exceptional talent is one of the important tasks set by the reform and opening up for the cause of general education. Supernormal education is an important means of accomplishing this task. Abroad in the fifties and sixties attaches great importance to the theory and practice of supernormal education research and exploration, although our study started late, but in recent years, international students in the Olympic discipline competition has also made brilliant achievements. Compared with the rapid development of science and technology,