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Guskey  \nFOR INFORMATION:  \nCorwin  \nA SAGE Company 2455 Teller Road  \nThousand Oaks, California 91320  \n(800) 233-9936  \n[www.corwin.com](www.corwin.com)  \nSAGE Publications Ltd.  \n1 Oliver’s Yard  \n55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom  \nSAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd.  \nB 1/I 1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044  \nIndia  \nSAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd.  \n18 Cross Street \\#10-10/11/12  \nChina Square Central Singapore 048423  \nPresident: Mike Soules  \nVice President and Editorial Director: Monica Eckman  \nProgram Director and Publisher: Dan Alpert  \nContent Development Editor: Mia Rodriguez  \nEditorial Intern: Ricardo Ramirez  \nProduction Editor: Melanie Birdsall  \nCopy Editor: Melinda Masson  \nTypesetter: Exeter Premedia Services  \nProofreader: Theresa Kay  \nCover Designer: Scott Van Atta  \nMarketing Manager: Melissa Duclos  \nCopyright © 2023 by Corwin Press, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Except as permitted by U.S. copyright law, no part of this work may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.  \nWhen forms and sample documents appearing in this work are intended for reproduction, they will be marked as such. Reproduction of their use is authorized for educational use by educators, local school sites, and/or noncommercial or nonprofit entities that have purchased the book.  \nAll third-party trademarks referenced or depicted herein are included solely for the purpose of illustration and are the property of their respective owners. Reference to these trademarks in no way indicates any relationship with, or endorsement by, the trademark owner.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames: Guskey, Thomas R. , author.  \nTitle: Implementing mastery learning / Thomas R. Guskey.  \nDescription: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin,[2023] | Includes bibliographical references.  \nIdentifiers: LCCN 2022029390 (print) | LCCN 2022029391 (ebook) | ISBN 9781071851005 (paperback) | ISBN 9781071851036 (ebook)  \nSubjects: LCSH: Mastery learning. | Individualized instruction.  \nClassification: LCC LB1031 .4 .G87 2023 (print) | LCC LB1031 .4 (ebook) | DDC 371.39/4--dc23/eng/20220810  \nLC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2022029390](https://lccn.loc.gov/2022029390)  \nLC ebook record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2022029391](https://lccn.loc.gov/2022029391)  \n[This book is printed on acid-free paper](This book is printed on acid-free paper).  \n22 23 24 25 26 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nDISCLAIMER: This book may direct you to access third-party content via web links, QR codes, or other scannable technologies, which are provided for your reference by the author(s) . Corwin makes no guarantee that such third-party content will be available for your use and encourages you to review the terms and conditions of such third-party content. Corwin takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for your use of any third-party content, nor does Corwin approve, sponsor, endorse, verify, or certify such third-party content.  \nCONTENTS  \nAbout the Author xi  \nAcknowledgments xiii  \nPrologue xvii  \nPreface xxi  \nChapter Descriptions xxv  \nCHAPTER 1: The “Why” of Mastery Learning 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮1 Defying Predictability 3  \nMastery Learning Provides a Solution 4  \nA Resurgence of Interest 5  \nThe Gradual Implementation of Mastery Learning 6  \nReferences 8  \nCHAPTER 2: The History and Development of Mastery Learning 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮12  \nJohn B􀀮 Carroll’s “Model for School Learning” 12  \nBenjamin S􀀮 Bloom’s “Learning for Mastery” 14  \nThe Origin of Bloom’s Ideas 16  \nThe Essential E","cbCaivQ8Z7NkZAVo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivQ8Z7NkZAVo","pdf",7984195,329,"English","# About the Author\n# Acknowledgments\n# Prologue\n# Preface\n# Chapter Descriptions\n# CHAPTER 1: The “Why” of Mastery Learning\n## Defying Predictability\n## Mastery Learning Provides a Solution\n## A Resurgence of Interest\n## The Gradual Implementation of Mastery Learning\n# CHAPTER 2: The History and Development of Mastery Learning\n## John B. Carroll’s “Model for School Learning”\n## Benjamin S. Bloom’s “Learning for Mastery”\n## The Origin of Bloom’s Ideas\n## The Essential Elements of Mastery Learning\n## Teaching to the Test?\n# CHAPTER 3: Mastery Learning and Other Personalized Learning Models\n## Mastery Learning and Personalized Systems of Instruction\n## Mastery Learning and Objective- , Goal- , Outcome- , and Standards-Based Education\n## Mastery Learning and Competency-Based Education\n## Misinterpretations of Mastery Learning\n## Major Steps in Implementing Mastery Learning\n## The Role of the Teacher Using Mastery Learning\n# CHAPTER 4: Clarifying Learning Goals\n## The Importance of a Framework for Learning\n## Organizing Learning Units\n## A Practical Example\n## Applications With Mastery Learning\n## Content Versus Process\n## Level of Generality\n## Table of Specifications\n## Steps in Developing Tables of Specifications\n## Relationships Among Elements of Learning\n## Subject Area Differences\n## Adaptations to Tables of Specifications\n## Advantages of Tables of Specifications\n## Difficulties in Developing Tables of Specifications\n## Tables of Specifications and Lesson Plans\n## Linking Classroom Assessments to Tables of Specifications\n# CHAPTER 5: Using Preassessments\n## Theoretical Underpinnings\n## Defining Preassessment\n## Preassessment Research\n## Measures of Learning\n## A Telling Study\n## Implications\n# CHAPTER 6: Developing and Refining Formative Assessments\n## Mastery Learning and Instruction\n## Highly Effective Teachers\n## The Purpose of Formative Assessment\n## Formative Assessments Are Not for Grading\n## The Process of Valuing\n## Matching Formative Assessments to the Table\n## Problems in the Matching Process\n## Developing Assessment Items and Prompts","[{\"question\":\"What is the central purpose of mastery learning in the book?\",\"answer\":\"The book explains mastery learning as a way to help students achieve intended learning outcomes through a planned sequence of instruction and assessment. 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