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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
Peer reviewedKatims, Michael – Educational Leadership, 1979
Chicago's mastery learning program takes into account the complexities of reading and the realities of urban classrooms. Its designers say that if a program does not lead to success, it is not a mastery learning program. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation
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
