Mastery-Based Learning
What is Mastery-Based Learning (MBL)?
A mastery-based learning approach prioritizes fluency of foundational skills and allows students to spend more time engaged in inquiry-based learning that allows for real-world application.
MBL schools leverage sophisticated progress monitoring and flexible groupings to ensure that all kids get what they need for as long as they need it and until they learn (or master) it.
The Alternative
Most schools take a time-based approach to instruction: they teach a set of predetermined grade-level skills on a predetermined schedule for a predetermined amount of time.
Some kids acquire those skills, while others don't. Regardless, teachers move on to teaching new content. This creates tremendous variability in student proficiency.
In 2022-2023, we ran a pilot program. Here are our 1st graders engaged in personalized learning. Students grew an average of 1.33 years in just 4.50 months.
There are a variety of ways to implement mastery-based learning. At Encompass, we believe in evidence-based practices rooted in research and will use the Morningside Model of Generative Instruction (MMGI).
MMGI derives from 40+ years of research and has been implemented in over 144 institutions worldwide.
On average, students enrolled at Morningside grow an average of 2.50 years in reading, 4 grade levels in language arts, and 3 grade levels in math.
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