====== Educational Methodologies ======
**Educational methodologies** very widely across cultures and paradigms of [[:education]]

==== Benjamin Bloom's Two Sigma Problem ====
In 1984, [[:University of Chicago]] Professor of Education [[:Benjamin Bloom]] published a study showing that mastery learning, and particularly in conjunction with one-on-one or one-on-few tutoring instruction, led to dramatical improvements with respect to the conventional classroom model.((Jun-Jul, 1984 | [[:Benjamin Bloom]] | Educational Researcher (Journal) | [[http://web.mit.edu/5.95/www/readings/bloom-two-sigma.pdf|The 2 Sigma Problem: The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring]]))

  * A review of Bloom's "Two Sigma Problem" and also [[education:methodologies:direct instruction]].((September 10, 2020 | Nintil.com | [[https://nintil.com/bloom-sigma/|On Bloom's two sigma problem: A systematic review of the effectiveness of mastery learning, tutoring, and direct instruction]]))

==== Direct Instruction ====