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The 2 Sigma Problem: The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring.
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Bloom, Benjamin S. – Educational Researcher, 1984
Reports on attempts to find alternative methods of group instruction. Discusses the use of mastery learning techniques and the need to improve the students' learning processes, the curriculum and instructional materials, and the home environmental support of the students' school learning. (CMG)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment
The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring.
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Bloom, Benjamin S. – Educational Leadership, 1984
Summarizes research exploring six solutions to the "2 sigma problem" of devising teaching-learning conditions that will enable the majority of students under group instruction to achieve at levels now possible only when students are tutored. Recommendations include using mastery learning, improving the home environment, and emphasizing higher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
What We're Learning about Teaching and Learning: A Summary of Recent Research.
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