Synthesis of Research on the Effects of Mastery Learning in Elementary and Secondary Classrooms

rograms based on mastery learn ing concepts are used today at all levels of education from the earliest elementary grades to graduate and professional schools. Although these programs vary widely in their format, they are all tied to a specific theory about the teaching and learning process and an accompanying set of instructional strategies. The theory of mastery learning is based on the sim ple belief that all children Cfm learn when provided with conditions that are appropriate for their learning. The instructional strategies associated with mastery learning are designed to put that belief into practice in modern classrooms.Current applications of mastery learning are generally based on Bloom's Learning for Mastery model (1968). But the basic tenets of mastery learning were described in the early years of the twentieth century by Washburne (1922) and Morrison

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