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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1982
The twelve papers, articles, and reports presented in this annotated bibliography review theories and evidence on the relationship between learning time and academic achievement in elementary and secondary schools. The papers concentrate on three types of learning time: "time on task," which is the amount of time students are actually engaged in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Learning
Peer reviewedAuten, Anne – Journal of Reading, 1982
Focuses on keys to managing a mastery learning model of instruction. (AEA)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Theories, Mastery Learning, Program Descriptions
ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1984
Educational accountability is central to the reputation of the nation's community colleges. Some community colleges are adopting mastery learning, competency-based education, curriculum tracking, and/or minimum competency-testing as a means of remaining educationally accountable. Mastery learning programs, under which students are required to…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
Fuchs, Lynn S. – 1995
This digest summarizes principles of performance assessment, which connects classroom assessment to learning. Specific ways that assessment can enhance instruction are outlined, as are criteria that assessments should meet in order to inform instructional decisions. Performance assessment is compared to behavioral assessment, mastery learning, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Lindelow, John – 1983
Recent advances in instructional knowledge, as well as their usefulness for fitting instructional strategies to individual students, are the subject of this four-chapter survey of research literature. Chapter 1 summarizes research on learning styles--the ways in which individuals perceive, analyze, interpret, and respond to learning situations.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Brain, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Style
Turesky, Stanley F., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1983
Various aspects of liberal arts education in the community college are discussed in the 11 articles in this monograph. First, Myron A. Marty presents an overview of current conditions and pressures affecting the liberal arts in the two-year college. Then, Jack Friedlander reviews the data on student participation in liberal arts courses. Ruth G.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Role, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum
Wells, Amy Stuart – 1987
The roles and conduct of teachers and principals have emerged as good indicators of effective schools. Research is presently being conducted on parent involvement and its effect on student learning. Good teacher-student interaction is crucial to effective learning. Teachers must have high expectations for students. Their techniques for…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1987
The 11 journal articles reviewed in this annotated bibliography focus on ways teachers and principals can improve the quality of teaching. Among the four articles directed toward principals are two that relate to the culture of the school; another presents a model to principals for achieving quality instruction; and the fourth proposes six…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Suydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1985
This issue contains abstracts and critical comments for ten mathematics education journal articles, plus an editorial on teacher education needs by Thomas J. Cooney. Two articles focus on problem solving; the remainder concern instruction about and with computers, geometric perceptions, preservice teachers' conceptions of volume, attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs, Editorials, Educational Research
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1983
This annotated bibliography comprises 13 items in the ERIC system concerning improving teacher effectiveness. Items cited discuss strategies including an objectives-based instructional program combined with mastery learning, teacher self-assessment techniques, administrators' role in helping teachers adopt more effective practices, improving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction
