This study looked at 30 primary aged children between 10 and 11 years old who were visiting the Eden Project, Cornwall and participating in workshops led and designed by the Eden Education Officers. The study attempted to directly test the effects of the Education Officers' workshops on children's learning. Personal meaning mapping, a…

The effects of distributed study, self-pacing, a criterion of mastery, and individualized testing were examined by assigning 422 students in an introductory psychology course to one of four different teaching/learning systems. The first encompassed a traditional lecture/discussion group format. The second employed the personalized system of…

This document is an annotated, selected bibliography on competency-based education. Items include books, book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, and ERIC documents, totaling 29 entries in all. The dates on the bulk of materials range from 1974 through 1977; however, a few older items are included. Materials deal with testing,…

To explore attitudes having a direct relationship to written composition and mastery learning, 80 undergraduate college students were asked to respond to questions that centered on the issues of criteria for determining when a composition is complete, feelings associated with having to repeat a task, and the idea that one's best effort should be…

The interrelationship of computer assisted instruction and individual differences was investigated. Two hypotheses were tested: (1) Bloom's hypothesis of decreasing individual differences under a mastery-learning strategy, and (2) the random walk interpretation of simplicial correlation matrices. Stanford's Computer-Assisted Instruction Math…

Discusses common elements of competency based education (CBE) programs and its role in increasing student self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-direction. CBE is seen as a useful tool to build self-reliant learners as long as the emphasis is on competence, not "competencies," and the learner plays the major part in curriculum development.…

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…

Sixteen recent research studies of mastery learning were analyzed to answer four questions: (1) Can 90-95 percent of students reach mastery; (2) Can teachers modify instruction to meet student needs; (3) Can teachers define mastery; and (4) How realistic is the mastery learning operating procedure? Results are discussed. (MT)

Discusses the process involved in curriculum changes. Describes the limiting factors that principals inherit. Outlines the successful use of the "contagion model" in implementing a mastery learning program as a curricular change in intermediate schools. (MD)

The sole purpose of this volume is to provide an elementary course of chemistry suited to the wants of students and teachers in high schools and academies. The course seeks to present the most valuable topics for a student whose study ends when he leaves the preparatory school, while at the same time providing appropriate preparation for higher…

The purpose of the present study is to determine if certain educational procedures have an effect on students' self-concept. (Author)

On the basis of research findings, it is suggested that flexible time scheduling and mastery learning strategies should be more widely applied at the college level. (DT)

A modified mastery system was developed to provide a mechanism by which a student's willingness to expend needed effort could be assessed. It was possible to demonstrate that the effort variables accounted for differences in student achievement beyond the impact of differences in student aptitude. (Author/PN)

The study involving four trainable mentally retarded elementary school students investigated the effects on sight word recognition of a teaching approach employing a small number of stimulus items at a given time, high repetition rates, and high density reinforcement. A second approach used a picture-word association technique. (SB)