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Download full textSheri Mistretta – New England College Journal of Applied Educational Research, 2025
Our methods to reach all students are no longer effective for the student body before us. Many students are struggling with stress, inattention in class, and absences from school. A significant number of our students are struggling to get to and stay in school. In addition to these issues, students are struggling to find relevance in their…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Pacing, Mastery Learning, Blended Learning
Danielle Sutherland; Katharine O. Strunk; Jesse Nagel; Tara Kilbride – Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, 2022
Over the last decade, policymakers have been experimenting with competency-based education, an instructional reform that relies on flexible pacing to enable students to achieve content mastery at their own pace. In this paper, we draw on mixed-methods data from teacher surveys and interviews to examine the use of flexible instructional pacing in…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Pacing, Mastery Learning, Flexible Progression
Direct linkFam, Vivien W.; Holt, Roberta R.; Keen, Carl L.; Scherr, Rachel E. – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: Children often consume up to 30% of calories from snacks that are usually low in nutrient value. Over time, poor dietary choices can contribute to an increased risk of obesity and related health problems. Purpose: Describe the development and utilization of the Self-paced Nutrition Activity on Choices for Knowledge (S.N.A.C.K.)…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Games, Game Based Learning
Levine, Eliot; Patrick, Susan – Aurora Institute, 2019
The original working definition of competency-based education was developed in 2011 at the National Summit for K-12 Competency-Based Education (Sturgis, Patrick, & Pittenger, 2011). The Summit was hosted by the Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) and the Council of Chief State School Officers, with more than 100 education innovators and…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Definitions, Misconceptions, Student Empowerment
Deegan, Joe – Jobs for the Future, 2018
Competency-based education (CBE) is widely viewed as an innovative alternative to traditional higher education, yet most programs serve only a narrow slice of the postsecondary population. Few are intended for adults who need to boost basic skills in order to succeed in college coursework. However, if designed with the needs of a broader range of…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, College Students, College Readiness, Mastery Learning
Hilliard, Tom; Bushway, Deb; Krauss, Stephanie; Anderson, Nate – Jobs for the Future, 2018
Competency-based education (CBE) is widely viewed as an innovative alternative to traditional higher education, yet most programs serve only a narrow slice of the postsecondary population. Few are intended for adults who need to boost basic skills in order to succeed in college coursework. However, if designed with the needs of a broader range of…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, College Students, College Readiness, College Preparation
EDUCAUSE, 2015
This new district partnership school, slated to open in fall 2015, will serve Columbus, OH students in grades 6-13 in a competency-based, blended learning early college high school model that is focused on both college and career success. The Metro Institute of Technology is designed to solve two problems: (1) capable students may struggle in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Competency Based Education, Blended Learning, Individualized Instruction
Emery, Alyssa; Sanders, Megan; Anderman, Lynley H.; Yu, Shirley L. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2018
Few studies have examined the impact of mastery learning on mastery goal structures or even on students' motivation more generally. In this study, we examined one middle school that implemented a schoolwide mastery learning system, conducting interviews with a sample of administrators (n = 3), teachers (n = 4), and students (n = 9) to determine…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Goal Orientation, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
EDUCAUSE, 2015
The four guiding principles behind the blended, competency-based, personalized learning model of Valor Collegiate Academies, a charter organization serving grades 5-12 in Nashville, TN: (1) Reflect the diversity of both our country and local community; (2) Personalize a student's experience to meet his/her unique academic and non-academic needs;…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Urban Schools, Blended Learning, Competency Based Education
Redding, Sam – Center on Innovations in Learning, Temple University, 2014
Personal competencies--cognitive, metacognitive, motivational, and social/emotional--are applied by students in learning (mastery of knowledge and skills). These competencies are both acquired through learning and applied in the learning process. Personalized learning--a promising approach to education made practical by advances in…
Descriptors: Competence, Mastery Learning, Individualized Instruction, Learner Controlled Instruction
Werth, Eric; Werth, Lori; Kellerer, Eric – International Association for K-12 Online Learning, 2013
This report describes the implementation of blended learning programs in Idaho, and three key takeaways are apparent: (1) Blended learning has a positive impact on teachers; (2) Self-pacing enables students to take ownership and achieve mastery; and (3) Teachers must prepare with comprehensive teacher training. The authors emphasize the need for…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Barriers
LaFramenta, Joanne Jensen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study illuminates the practice of teaching mathematics in depth by developing a framework to serve practicing teachers and those who educate teachers. A thorough reading of the literature that began with all of the volumes in the decades since the publication of the Standards (1989) identified six elements that were profitable for effective…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 5
What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
The I CAN Learn[R] Education System is an interactive, self-paced, mastery-based software system that includes the I CAN Learn[R] Fundamentals of Math (5th-6th grade math) curriculum, the I CAN Learn[R] Pre-Algebra curriculum, and the I CAN Learn[R] Algebra curriculum. College algebra credit is also available to students in participating schools…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Man Machine Systems, Algebra, Mathematics Curriculum
Mellard, Daryl; McKnight, Melinda; Jordan, Joanna – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
Response-to-intervention (RTI) frameworks have become increasingly prevalent in schools as an academic and behavioral prevention and intervention organizational approach that emphasizes students' responsiveness and nonresponsiveness as indicators of appropriate curricular and instructional decisions. Theoretical as well as practical descriptions…
Descriptors: Prevention, Response to Intervention, Small Group Instruction, Feedback (Response)
Peer reviewedAcker, Loren E.; Goldwater, Bram C. – Teaching of Psychology, 1976
The authors stress mastery criterion as the most important component of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). (DE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Mastery Learning, Pacing
