A Historical Perspective on Closing Achievement Gaps

Autor/in	Guskey, Thomas R.
Titel	A Historical Perspective on Closing Achievement Gaps
Quelle	In: NASSP Bulletin, 89 (2005) 644, S.76-89 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-6365
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Teaching Methods; Educational History; Mastery Learning; Instructional Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Although much has been written recently about gaps in the achievement of different groups of students, the problem has been with us for many years. This manuscript presents a historical perspective of the problem, viewing it as one of reducing variation in students' achievement. Specifically, it reviews the work of renowned educator Benjamin S. Bloom, who argued that to reduce variation in students' achievement and have all students learn well, we must increase variation in instructional approaches and learning time. Bloom also outlined a specific strategy to accomplish this instructional differentiation, labeling it "mastery learning." Bloom's work is described, along with common misinterpretations of his ideas and the results of research on the effectiveness of their implementation. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10