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Suzanne Freedberg; Rhonda Bondie; Akane Zusho; Courtney Allison – High Ability Studies, 2019
The overall purpose of this study was to better understand how US math and science teachers perceived and supported the learning of high-ability students in inclusive, urban general education classrooms. Specifically, drawing on the literature on self-regulated learning (SRL), this study explored to what extent teachers (N = 58): (1) perceived…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction
Entress, Cole; Wagner, Aimee – Science Teacher, 2014
Scientists, science teachers, and serious students recognize that success in science classes requires consistent practice--including study at home. Whether balancing chemical equations, calculating angular momentum, or memorizing the steps of cell division, students must review material repeatedly to fully understand new ideas--and must practice…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Interests, Learning Strategies

Slavin, Robert E. – Review of Educational Research, 1987
This article examines the literature on achievement effects of practical applications of grouped-based mastery learning in elementary and secondary schools. The review found no evidence to support the claim that mastery learning improves student performance on standardized achievement measures. (RB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness

Slavin, Robert E. – Review of Educational Research, 1987
In this rejoinder, R. Slavin responds to a broad range of technical and philosophical issues about his use of best-evidence synthesis to research the effectiveness of mastery learning. (RB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies
Guskey, Thomas R. – 1986
This paper describes the elements that most clearly identify and are most critical to a mastery learning program. Ways in which teachers can easily and efficiently implement these elements in their teaching and practices are outlined, along with procedures for evaluating their effectiveness in improving student learning. A discussion is presented…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Learning Strategies

Anderson, Lorin W.; Burns, Robert B. – Review of Educational Research, 1987
Responds to R. Slavin's best-evidence synthesis of research on mastery learning. Contends that at the heart of decisions about education are value judgments about how the mind should be cultivated and for what goal. (RB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies

Guskey, Thomas R. – Review of Educational Research, 1987
Discusses R. Slavin's best-evidence synthesis method as an alternative to traditional meta-analysis and review techniques. Explains the inherent weaknesses of the technique Slavin uses and how the techniques can be misused. (RB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies

Efland, Arthur D. – Theory into Practice, 1984
The role of the arts in general education as a possible remedy to the current problems in the public schools is explored. (DF)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Quality

Arredondo, Daisy E.; Block, James H. – Educational Leadership, 1990
According to recent research, when teachers focus on higher mental processes (problem solving, application of principles, analytical skills, and creativity) within a mastery learning format, students' thinking skills and knowledge levels improve. Baltimore County (Maryland) and East Islip (New York) School Districts have programs integrating…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities, Learning Strategies

Lee, Nancy J.; Obermeyer, Gary L. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Describes the National Education Association's Mastery in Learning Project. The project was designed and piloted in six elementary and secondary schools in different regions of the United States in 1985-86. Plans have been made for a three-year demonstration project in 24 schools in 1986-87. Includes references. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Cooperation, Educational Change
Sealey, Jean – 1985
A recognized correlate of student success in science classes is the use of teaching strategies that are learner-centered and goal-oriented. Research has shown that several practices in particular are associated with increased student achievement and with developing scientifically literate students. The focus of this paper is on scientific literacy…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Systems
Vickery, Tom Rusk – 1985
The high achievement of students in the Johnson City School District (JCSD) in New York is attributed to three factors: (1) the mode of instruction from elementary through high school is grounded in a common theoretical base--Bloom's work on Mastery Learning and Glasser's work on Reality Therapy; (2) the teachers participate in staff development…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Cimino, Anita – 1980
Based on the concept that teachers can help students become better learners, mastery learning involves the identification of specific segments of learning and then mastery of them by individual students. Mastery learning provides a structure for teaching that includes class instruction followed by small group work. It is a group-based approach to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Learning Strategies
Bloom, Benjamin S. – Principal, 1986
Reviews breakthrough studies in the development of higher mental processes. These studies include: (1) influences on talent development; (2) the relative effects of tutoring, mastery learning, and conventional group instruction on student achievement; (3) the importance of cognitive prerequisites; (4) textbook organization; and (5) methods of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development

Deshler, Donald D.; Bulgren, Janis A. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1997
Discusses major outcome goals and proposes the use of a system of learning strategies and instructional procedures known as content enhancement with an academically diverse group of students, including gifted students with learning disabilities. Content-enhancing instructional routines focus on organization, understanding, recall, and application…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted Disabled
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