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Direct linkTaylor, William – Independent School, 2014
In the June 2010 "Harvard Business Review," Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, wrote a column entitled "You Are What You Measure." In it, he thoughtfully prods business leaders to consider the problematic correlation between the tools for measuring progress and actual…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Rote Learning, Private Schools, Educational Objectives
Bloom, Benjamin S. – Principal, 1988
To produce maximum learning achievement, parents and teachers can take five basic steps: (1) finding a simple approach to mastery learning; (2) improving learning conditions at the beginning of sequential courses; (3) improving the home study environment; (4) helping students develop "automatic" reading skills; and (5) stressing higher mental…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Home Study, Learning Activities
Ruthven, Avis J.; Mazzotta, Louis M. – 1981
Undergraduates enrolled in a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) (Keller Plan) section of Principles of Educational Psychology at Mississippi State University were subjects in a study of the effects of no review (NR), review questions (RQ), and review concepts (RC), on short-term retention in a PSI class. The NR group received no review. The…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedLai, Patrick; Biggs, John – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1994
Data from 95 educationally disadvantaged Hong Kong students placed in mastery-learning classes were compared with 64 control students in expository-learning classes. Results indicate that under mastery learning, deep- and surface-biased learners increasingly diverge in performance and attitude, with surface learners doing better unit to unit, and…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Biology, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
Archbald, Doug A. – 1991
Recent years have seen a new and serious commitment to improving methods of assessing academic performance. Schools, school districts, and states are experimenting with a wide range of assessment alternatives. This paper is about this new commitment to assessment and begins with some background on standardized tests because the rationale for…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Educational Assessment, Educational Background, Educational Innovation
Download full textLuciani, Teresa – 2001
This bibliography with 1,273 entries is an updated supplement to the preliminary 1997 bibliography on informal adult learning. It is a useful resource guide for those interested in publications (e.g. academic papers, government reports, grassroots publications) aimed at furthering understanding of how learning and teaching takes place in different…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Associative Learning
