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Direct linkPeladeau, Normand; Forget, Jacques; Gagne, Francoys – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
This study examined the relative benefits of mastery learning, overlearning, and fluency-building instructions for academic performance and long-term retention. College students enrolled in introductory quantitative methods classes (n = 168) were asked to practice every week with a computerized flash-card program until they attained various…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mastery Learning, Student Attitudes, Retention (Psychology)
Gibbs, Graham, Ed. – 1995
This book contains 40 papers from an international symposium on improving the quality of higher education teaching and learning. Part 1 contains three papers on using research to improve student learning covering some Canadian projects, the use of research on student learning, and ways to evaluate and improve learning. Part 2 contains 10 papers on…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning
