Sal Khan: Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores

Lester, Debbie

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Khan, S. (2016). Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores. Ted.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016, from http://www.ted.com/talks/sal_khan_let_s_teach_for_mastery_not_test_scores?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tedspread

Sal Khan: Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores

Fill in learning gaps and once you master something move to the next topic or subject. Traditional education models don't do this. Instead, they teach, do homework, then test. Even though there are gaps, the teacher moves on to the next subject. Many times in math when students have gaps, this causes problems later on in their learning. We wouldn't  build a house on  a foundation with holes, but we send students on to the next topics even though their foundations aren't strong.