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Kristina K. Wong – ProQuest LLC, 2021
An acquisition criterion, more commonly known as "mastery criterion" is an instructor-established standard of performance that may signal the acquisition of a novel skill or the conclusion of a phase of intervention. When teaching new behaviors, researchers and practitioners in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) apply some type…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Skill Development, Academic Achievement, Evaluation Criteria
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Harrington, Adriana; Henry, Regina; Milligan, Rachael; Morel, Nina; Osteen, Julia – Learning Professional, 2019
Imagine walking into an 8th-grade science classroom and hearing a discussion among students about a challenging assignment they recently completed. A pilot program in 18 Tennessee schools develops agency through competency-based education. Students in Beth Hines' 8th grade physical science class at West Collierville Middle School in Tennessee are…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Student Responsibility
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Sundaresan, Nirup; Dashoush, Nermeen; Shangraw, Rebecca – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2017
With the authorization of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December 2015, the role of physical education in public schools has the potential to change significantly. It is imperative that physical education be supported by assessment-driven evidence in order to reach and speak to legislators, national boards, school administrators,…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Physical Education, Educational Assessment, Evidence Based Practice
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Abernathy, Dixie F. – Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research International, 2018
Self-efficacy in school leaders is critical: Without a strong sense of purpose and focus, school leaders will fail at performing the difficult task that it takes to ensure student success and school performance. Competence without confidence may lead to school leaders who are hesitant, full of self-doubt, and inconsistent with their decisions. For…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Training, Decision Making
Brown, Kimberly Jonetta – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that have influenced the literacy success of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) students in the low-income, poverty stricken Delta Region of a mid-south state. The study examined the progress made since the implementation of the KIPP Program and the influence the program has made upon student…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, Student Improvement, Reading Achievement
Athens, Wendy – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Self-directed learning (SDL) is an important life skill in a knowledge-based society and prepares students to persist, manage their time and resources, use logic to construct their knowledge, argue their views, and collaborate. The purpose of this study was to facilitate mastery of physics concepts through self-directedness in formative testing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Physics, Mastery Learning, Academic Discourse
Yamaguchi, Ryoko – 2003
This study explores the importance of the group context in the emergence of leadership, dominance, and group effectiveness in children's collaborative learning groups. Ten 3-person work groups performed a collaborative math activity. Using achievement goal orientation (Ames, 1992; Maehr and Midgley, 1996; Pintrich and Schunk, 1996) as a framework,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Group Dynamics
Marshall, Kim – Learning, 1977
By insisting that a student master a skill before progressing to a more complex task, a teacher can help that student build a firm foundation for further learning experiences. (JD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Feedback, Instructional Improvement, Learning Readiness
Arricale, Frank C., II – Learning, 1983
A Brooklyn (NY) district superintendent rebuts arguments against the Chicago Mastery Learning Reading (CMLR) program that appeared in an article in Learning (November 1982). Based on his district's experience with CMLR, the superintendent points to improved reading scores, teacher enthusiasm, and renewed student interest in reading as indications…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Mastery Learning, Program Effectiveness
Whiting, Bryan; Van Burgh, Jill Wright; Render, Gary F. – 1994
This study investigated the cognitive and affective student learning outcomes of 36 semesters using the mastery learning approach in distributive education classes. Data were collected by a high school teacher, a junior high school teacher, and a university professor, all of whom used mastery learning. Data collected over the years indicated that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, High School Students, Higher Education
Hereford, Susan McFarland – Engineering Education, 1979
This study assesses the Personalized System of Instruction's (Keller Plan) conventional academic environment capability. The author focuses on some of the issues accompanying the introduction of PSI. (SA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research, Higher Education
Laney, James D.; And Others – 1995
This study explores the effects of cooperative and mastery learning methods, alone and in combination, on first and second grade students' learning and retention of basic economic facts. A 2 X 2 (cooperative X mastery) factorial design compared the achievement of 120 students randomly assigned by grade level stratification to one of four treatment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Early Childhood Education, Economics
Hymel, Glenn M.; Dyck, Walter E. – 1993
Twenty-five years have elapsed since the publication of Benjamin S. Bloom's article titled "Learning for Mastery." With approximately 2,000 master learning/testing citations in the ERIC data base alone, Bloom's 1968 piece is indeed one of the most generative works to appear in the educational psychology literature in decades. At this…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational History, Educational Psychology
Kinzer, Charles K.; And Others – 1984
This paper discusses the results of research on learning LOGO programming language by two groups of fifth grade students who were taught using either a structured tutorial mode or an unstructured discovery method. Previous results showed mastery differences between the structured and unstructured teaching methods with the results favoring the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
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Biemiller, Andrew – Educational Researcher, 1993
Argues that current educational practices underestimate the magnitude of diversity in educational achievement and that disregarding diversity widens the range of differences. Reducing concern with grade-level achievement and increasing concern with academic mastery would have long-term educational benefits. Changes are proposed for elementary…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cultural Differences
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