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On Mastery Learning: Some Unwarranted Managerial Constraints Placed on Teachers during Their Reading Instruction.
Shannon, Patrick – 1982
Examining the translation of mastery learning theory into the practice of reading programs, this paper challenges the appropriateness of mastery learning for reading instruction. Noting that the use of the term "mastery" is arrogant, conservative, and dogmatic, the paper explores the ramifications of translating mastery learning theory…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Learning
Black Students Get an Edge in Reading.
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Palmer, Barbara C.; Hafner, Lawrence E. – Reading Horizons, 1979
Describes instruction that has proven effective in teaching Black children to read. (MKM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Black Achievement, Black Dialects, Elementary Education
Maximizing Reading Achievement for Low Achieving Students: An Argument for Learning Strategies and Mastery Learning Instruction.
Jones, Beau Fly – 1982
Reading improvement programs that have focused on additional staff for teaching, tutoring, and counseling; prescriptive, self-paced learning methods; unstructured open-education strategies; and intensive reading have often been successful in small towns and middle sized cities, but none has made a major impact on the reading achievement of…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Curriculum Development, Inner City, Learning Processes