Mastery Learning

Mastery Learning is a competency-based educational approach in which learners must achieve a predetermined level of proficiency or mastery in a given topic or skill before advancing to subsequent instructional units, distinguishing it from time-based or norm-referenced models by its focus on criterion-referenced assessment and individualized learning progression.

506

Publications

21.9K

Citations

1.2K

Authors

444

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

169

Authors

1.2K

  1. WC
    William C. McGaghie

    Northwestern University, United States

    18 publications · 1.8K citations

    18

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  2. DB
    Diane B. Wayne

    Northwestern University, United States

    15 publications · 1.3K citations

    15

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  3. TR
    Thomas R. Guskey

    University of Kentucky, United States

    16 publications · 1K citations

    15

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  4. EC
    Elaine Cohen

    Northwestern University, United States

    13 publications · 943 citations

    13

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  5. JH
    Jeffrey H. Barsuk

    Northwestern University, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

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Venues

  1. Academic Medicine

    14 publications · 2.2K citations

    13

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  2. The Journal of Educational Research

    JER · 13 publications · 419 citations

    11

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  3. Review of Educational Research

    RER · 10 publications · 1.1K citations

    10

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  4. PRIMUS

    10 publications · 223 citations

    10

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  5. Contemporary Educational Psychology

    CEP · 8 publications · 681 citations

    8

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