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Peer reviewedBurns, Robert B. – Educational Leadership, 1979
Research evidence shows that mastery learning is much more effective than conventional methods; however, it is not yet known whether it works equally well for all kinds of learning and for all kinds of students. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction
Download full textRoberts, Jane M. E.; Kenney, Jane L. – 1984
The School Improvement Through Instructional Process (SITIP) Program, initiated in Maryland in 1980, was concerned with improving classroom and school activities through the application of process-product research on classroom and school effectiveness. All 24 local education agencies voluntarily implemented one or more of four research-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Learning
Peer reviewedBlock, James H. – Educational Leadership, 1979
Having established that mastery learning works, researchers are beginning to investigate components of the system and theorists are integrating it with other recent trends. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adoption (Ideas), Competency Based Education, Educational Research
Roberts, Jane M. E.; Kenney, Jane L. – 1984
The impact of the School Improvement Through Instructional Process (SITIP) program in Maryland schools was evaluated. The program encourages application of research on planned change to implement one or more of four instructional models: (1) Active Teaching--emphasis on direct instruction, review and discussion of homework, individually supervised…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Improvement Programs
