Standards and Mastery Learning: Aligning Teaching and Assessment So All Children Can Learn

‘The book makes a distinct contribution to the field. The integration of standards and mastery learning is important if standards, once established, are to be achieved by large numbers of students. I think it is timely, well organized, contains real-life examples, and is well written’ - Lorin Anderson, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina There is a strong connection between the current standards movement and the philosophy of mastery learning. Unfortunately, few schools have adopted the tenets of mastery learning, a major lapse, because mastery learning is supported by a large body of research–a body of research that is lacking for standards. By studying the lessons of mastery learning–both good and bad–educators will have the tools to successfully implement standards in the classroom and school.