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Peer reviewedWachs, Theodore D. – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Tested the generalizability of the specificity model of environmental action to the domain of mastery motivation in infants. Found that the specificity model successfully predicted that aspects of the environment uniquely related to dimensions of mastery motivation, and that infant sex and temperament mediated the relation of environment to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Experiential Learning, Family Environment, Infants
Peer reviewedHeckhausen, Jutta – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Adopts a longitudinal design to track mother-child developmental change in infant task-related mastery and concomitant maternal behavior. Finds that, as infants gain more mastery across time, mothers gradually withdraw support in terms of concrete, specific and nonverbal means of instruction. Results support a one-step-ahead model for maternal…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedSwineford, Lois A.; Holtan, Boyd D. – School Science and Mathematics, 1991
The activities of a teacher who developed and piloted an eclectic model in an eighth grade mathematics classroom are described. Peer tutoring, cooperative learning, and mastery learning elements were selected and combined into a classroom program designed to increase student mathematics success. (KR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Mastery Learning
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lynn S.; Deno, Stanley L. – Exceptional Children, 1991
Two approaches to measurement for instructional decision making (specific subskill mastery measurement and general outcome measurement) are described and illustrated with case studies. The paper concludes that measuring general outcome indicators can bridge traditional and contemporary assessment paradigms to form an innovative approach to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Kulik, Chen-Lin C.; And Others – 1986
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which mastery testing contributes to instructional effectiveness and to determine the size of its effects in different outcome areas, such as aptitude and instructional time. A meta-analytic methodology was used to integrate findings from experimental studies. Twenty studies examined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives
Crisci, Pat E.; And Others – 1986
In order to develop a formula to measure effective schooling and student achievement, a number of reports on excellence in education were reviewed: (1) The National Commission on Excellence in Education's report, "A Nation at Risk"; (2) The Education Commission of the States Task Force on Education for Economic Growth report; (3) The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Tupelo Public Schools, MS. – 1985
The effect of the Mississippi Performance-Based Accreditation Model on operations in a local school district is examined. Specifically, this report describes the Tupelo, Mississippi school district's experience in producing improved pupil learning. The Mississippi accreditation paradigm is prescriptive. It is an evaluation driven system capable of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Achievement Gains, Competency Based Education
