When done well, mastery-based learning ensures that each and every student leaves K-12 schools prepared for postsecondary education or the workforce. Credit: Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for ...

One of the problems put forth by education researcher Benjamin S. Bloom was how to deal with the dramatically different student results produced by three different methods of training. Those methods ...

As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepares for its first post-pandemic school year, the results of a new Khan Academy survey of teachers offers hope for a brighter future and, at the ...

Competency-based education, proficiency-based learning, mastery-based learning, personalized learning, student-centered education, and standards-based education are all terms that refer to the same ...

The effects of three interventions designed to boost academic achievement among mastery-oriented students were evaluated on interest-based studying, social desirability, and perceived goal difficulty.

Amid Idaho’s education challenges, one promising and innovative strategy that launched this school year educates our children in engaging, personalized and effective ways. One of the 20 ...

In 1984, educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom published research on a new method of teaching, commonly called Bloom’s 2 Sigma Problem. Wikipedia summarizes it: “The average student tutored ...

It is telling that most mainstream discussion of education policy adopts mastery as the overarching goal, with little attention paid to identity or creativity. Independent news needs you. MinnPost’s ...

Regular, actionable narrative feedback is the fuel for learning, but when it comes to communicating mastery, the standards should be affixed. Presumably, students are working on specific skills and ...

A video livestream will be available on this page starting at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5. Please scroll down to view. On March 5, AEI’s John Bailey and Michael B. Horn of the Clayton Christensen ...

This study examined the effects of student cognitive entry behavior (CEB), as assessed by a test on knowledge of concepts of numbers and numerals; prescribed mastery level (ML); and information about ...