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Peer reviewedFox, M. F.; And Others – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1987
Discusses modifications made to an undergraduate geography course taught in a mastery learning format. Provides comparative data on final exam performance and later course achievement between students who took the mastery learning course and those in traditional instruction. Results show little difference in students' performance in later courses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Mastery Learning
Peer reviewedVan Cleaf, David – Educational Considerations, 1988
The author presents alternative learning models to Madeline Hunter's master learning model. They are (1) the Teach-Practice-Apply (TPA) model, which calls for active teacher involvement in each phase, and (2) the 4Mat System, which models learning as a combination of two dimensions--perception and processing of information--which explains…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Mastery Learning, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models
White, William F. – 1987
In December of 1986, the Texas State Teachers Association commissioned Educational Evaluation Services, Inc., to conduct a descriptive research study on the appraisal process and mastery learning among teachers in Texas. Data were gathered in each of five representative school districts in five areas: (1) Dallas-Fort Worth; (2) West Texas; (3) San…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mastery Learning
O'Neil, John – Instructor, 1993
Outcome-based education (OBE), which grew out of the mastery learning movement, calls for determining the skills, knowledge, and habits of mind students need in preparation for life after graduation. The article describes the history and implementation of OBE and provides a list of OBE-based resources. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textSealey, Jean – 1985
A recognized correlate of student success in science classes is the use of teaching strategies that are learner-centered and goal-oriented. Research has shown that several practices in particular are associated with increased student achievement and with developing scientifically literate students. The focus of this paper is on scientific literacy…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Systems
Garner, C. William – 1980
This paper outlines strategies being pursued at Rutgers University for making future vocational education teachers more responsive to disadvantaged students. Methods of affecting changes in teachers' attitudes and teaching techniques are discussed. The mastery approach is described as a teaching method especially effective with disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mastery Learning
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Equal Educational Opportunities. – 1984
This report summarizes the proceedings of an Ohio Department of Education conference convened to describe, define, and develop activities that would provide a working model of the school principal as the instructional leader. First, the results of a pre-conference principals' needs assessment, which formed the basis for conference planning and…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
