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ERIC Number: EJ229107
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Mastery Learning: The Effects of Time Constraints and Unit Mastery Requirements.
Miller, John W.; Ellsworth, Randy
Educational Research Quarterly, v4 n4 p40-48 Win 1979
Undergraduate education majors participated in a mastery learning situation (unlimited retesting and relearning until the end of the semester) or a modified mastery situation (only two trials per unit allowed). Higher levels of prior achievement and the modified mastery approach were associated with greater learning and retention. (GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Mastery Learning, Prior Learning, Retention (Psychology), Teaching Methods, Time Factors (Learning), Units of Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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