Mastery Learning

Implementation of Mastery Learning The mastery learning instructional process (Guskey, 2007).

Why Mastery Learning Supports Student Learning Teach with purpose (high-quality instruction) Formative assessment Teachers can see patterns of learning and correct them Readings How People Learn: brain, mind, experience and school Understanding by Design (2000).

Evidence of Effectiveness Students reach higher levels of achievement in mastery learning classes Students develop greater confidence as learners

Ontario Curriculum Expectations ●Build a strong foundation in the areas of reading, writing and mathematics ●Use this as a foundation for academic achievement ●Experience lifelong success

How does Mastery Learning Align with the Ontario Curriculum Expectations? ●Focusing on mathematics ○Number sense and numeration strand ○Specific expectation for Grade 2 - represent, compare, and order whole numbers to 100, including money amounts to 100¢, using a variety of tools (mathematics, p. 43) ●Mastery Learning ○Pre-assess - concepts learned in grade 1 ○Deliver the first lesson to support the expectations ○Formative assessment ○Enrichment & corrective activities ○Deliver the second lesson to support the expectations

Mastery Learning and Assessment ●Formative assessment ●Corrective activities and Enrichment activities ●Second parallel formative assessment

Assessment and the Ontario Curriculum ●Overall expectations ●Specific expectations

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