Mastery+Learning


 * What Is Mastery Learning? **

An Approach to instruction in which students learn one topic thoroughly before moving to a subsequent one (Ormrod, 398)


 * Origin of Mastery Learning: **

Benjamin S. Bloom from the University of Chicago brought this concept to life. Bloom concluded that students could reach a high level of learning (Guskey, 2009)

Example: Tutors, one-on-one teaching (Guskey, 2009)
 * Bloom’s Concept of Mastery Learning: **
 * Feedback & corrective procedures
 * Teachers organize concepts they want kids to master
 * 1-2 weeks of instruction
 * Brief quiz and assignments on the unit are taught (Feedback procedure)
 * Formative assessment: Teacher assesses what the student has learned and what the student needs to know better
 * Corrective activities: Teacher suggests how student can practice this material further
 * After the students correct their mistakes, most of them have mastered the material
 * Some students then take a second formative assignment to test their mastery of the unit

(Questia)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basic Characteristics of Mastery Learning: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students are given written material on the topic such as reading material and study sheets
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students complete assignments at their own pace
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students prove their proficiency before moving onto the next topic or unit
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students who need help with mastering the topic are given learning aids and materials

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The teacher Mr. Wayne demonstrates in this video how he likes to implement mastery learning in his classroom. He does things a little differently because he does give students a deadline on when they need to hand in their mastery assignment. But over all, it's a decent explanation as to how teachers use mastery learning in their classrooms.

-Erica Magnotta, page created October 6, 2013

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Webliography:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guskey, T. (2009). Mastery Learning. Retrieved October 6, 2013, from http://www.education.com/reference/article/mastery-learning/

Mastery Learning (n.d.). Retrieved October 6, 2013, from http://www.questia.com/library/education/educational-psychology/learning-styles-and-theories/mastery-learning

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ormrod, Jeanne E. Educational Psychology. (2011). Print. P. 398

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