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Direct linkGalen P. Rupp – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study investigates primary teachers' and elementary principals' perspectives on alternatives to the traditional model of student progression in school and whether these options may improve the acquisition of skills needed for advancing into upper grades. Primary mastery of basic skills is essential to learning; however, with rigorous federal…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Student Promotion, Mastery Learning, Basic Skills
Pearson, 2018
Pearson sought to explore whether the use of MyLab Foundational Skills, a mastery and competency-based online platform designed to assess and remediate a selection of skills to prepare students for college and careers, is related to students' course grades. This Research Report presents findings from two research studies: one comparative study…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Mastery Learning, Competency Based Education, Electronic Learning
Peer reviewedMurray, Sara; Mitchell, Jane – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2016
Re-engaging young adults who have "dropped out" of school is an important and challenging task for educators. The purpose of this study was to explore the teaching practices that encourage young people to re-engage in further learning. Through interviews with teachers and students, the study identified five major interrelated teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Dropouts
Zhao, Ningning; Valcke, Martin; Desoete, Annemie; Burny, Elise; Imbo, Ineke – Educational Psychology, 2014
The present paper investigates differences in the process of mastering the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) between Flemish and Chinese children from Grade 3 till Grade 6 (i.e. from 8 to 11 years old). The results showed, firstly, that Chinese students outperformed Flemish students in each grade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Arithmetic
Bickford, Elizabeth K. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
An achievement gap exists in mathematics between elementary school students with and without disabilities. Guided by the conceptual framework of constructivism, this project study addressed issues related to this achievement gap in the area of mathematics, specifically assessing the cause of this gap from the teachers' perspective. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Elementary School Students, Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement
Omotoso, Christianah B. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The No Child Left Behind federal mandate to improve student achievement in reading and math resulted in several initiatives related to educational leadership. However, these initiatives have yet to improve student achievement. Therefore, the research question focused on how school leaders used Senge's five disciplines of a learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Grade 8, Middle School Students
