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Mastery Learning: The Achievement of Excellence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Peter Hallinan
Peter Hallinan*
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University College of Central Queensland
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Correspondence regarding this paper should be directed to the author, U.C.C.Q., Rockhampton, Queensland, 4700.
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Abstract

This paper examines and critically evaluates the concept of mastery learning, ranging from its early development by such writers as Bloom and Keller, through to its various applications from preschool to tertiary levels of education, concluding with some speculation about future developments.

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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , 1990 , pp. 32 - 37
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Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1990

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