mastery

Examples of mastery in the following topics:

• Goals

  • This narrated PowerPoint explains the differences between Mastery and Performance Goals, and their influence on student learning and motivation.
  • With a mastery goal, importance is attached to developing new skills.
  • The process of learning itself is valued, and the attainment of mastery is seen as dependent on effort.
  • Mastery goal: Understanding the class materials is more important than earning a high grade, and that's why I work hard to learn.
  • The positive cognitive effect on learners adopting mastery goals has been verified in many research studies (Pintrich, 1996, p. 241).

• Culture Shock

  • Culture shock can be described as consisting of at least one of four distinct phases: honeymoon, negotiation, adjustment, and mastery.
  • In the mastery stage, assignees are able to participate fully and comfortably in the host culture.
  • Mastery does not mean total conversion.
  • Discuss culture shock in terms of its four phases - honeymoon, negotiation, adjustment and mastery

• The Cognitive and Achievement Approaches to Motivation

  • Mastery goals tend to be associated with the satisfaction of mastering something—in other words, gaining control, proficiency, comprehensive knowledge, or sufficient skill in a given area (such as mastering the art of cooking). 
  • Mastery goals are a form of intrinsic motivation (arising from internal forces) and have been found to be more effective than performance goals at sustaining students' interest in a subject.
  • In one review of research about learning goals, for example, students with primarily mastery orientations toward a course they were taking not only tended to express greater interest in the course, but also continued to express interest well beyond the official end of the course and to enroll in further courses in the same subject (Harackiewicz, et al., 2002; Wolters, 2004).
  • Students with performance goals often tend to get higher grades than those who primarily express mastery goals, and this advantage is often seen both in the short term (with individual assignments) and in the long term (with overall grade point average when graduating).
  • However, there is evidence that performance-oriented students do not actually learn material as deeply or permanently as students who are more mastery-oriented (Midgley, Kaplan, & Middleton, 2001).

• Summary - Computer Mediated Education

  • Mastery of course material in the virtual classroom is equal to or superior to the traditional classroom.

• The Norse

  • For instance, the Oseberg Bow demonstrates the Norse mastery of decorative wood carving .
  • The Oseberg Bow demonstrates the Norse mastery of decorative wood carving.

• Self-Efficacy

  • Mastery experience is one's personal experience with success or failure.For example, the positive experience of a good performance on the previous math exam, will influence the perception of one's ability in math.

• Norse Timber Architecture in the Early European Middle Ages

  • Archaeological finds of political and religious architecture suggest a significant mastery of woodworking and engineering in Viking culture.
  • Although scant evidence exists, archaeological findings of actual buildings from the earliest permanent structures, the discovery of Viking ships (i.e. the Oseberg), and stave churches suggest a significant mastery of woodworking and engineering in Viking culture.

• McClelland's Need Theory

  • People who are strongly achievement-motivated are driven by the desire for mastery.

• Foreshortening

  • This painting is one of many examples of the artist's mastery of perspective.

• The Mixteca-Puebla Tradition

  • They were also known for their exceptional mastery of jewelry, particularly gold and turquoise.