Morrison's Formula for Mastery Learning

Morrison's Formula for Mastery Learning and Connection to Bloom's Taxonomy

Morrison's Formula for Learning

1. Pretest

2. Teach

3. Test the result again

4. Adopt the procedure

5. Test again

This formula is most often used in social studies courses. The purpose is to organize topics to show how they are connected; it involves viewing the content as parts of large blocks rather than isolated information.

Steps for School Librarian

1. Exploration-use questions and discussion to determine previous knowledge

2. Presentation-give learners an overview of the unit to engage interest and present objectives

3. Assimilation-students absorb and integrate the information presented; check on the progress of individual students

4. Organization-librarian/teacher and students work together to create an outline of the content; focus on the relationships between things on the outline

5. Recitation-students present on what they have learned to demonstrate mastery

Connection to Bloom's Taxonomy

• Morrison's Formula for Mastery incorporates a variety of levels from Bloom's Taxonomy.

• The mastery process begins with students being able to recall information and explain ideas.

• The learning process involves students working together and with the teacher/librarian to apply the information and make connections. Making connections between information is essential to Morrison's Formula.

Multiple Choice

The school librarian is most likely to use Morrison's techniques for a lesson with a ________.

• social studies class

• math class

• art class

• science class

Multiple Choice

True or False: An inquiry lesson taught by the school library aligns with Morrison's mastery formula.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: A benefit of using Morrison's Steps for Mastery is that it focuses on specific pieces of content and does not make connections to previous learning.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would a school library not use to complete the pretest stage of Morrison's Formula for Mastery?

• a quiz to determine prior knowledge

• a class discussion about what students already know about a topic

• questions that students respond to online

• an inquiry project created by a group of students to show their understanding of new information

Multiple Choice

The Organization Step of Morrison's Technique best fits with which of Bloom's Taxonomy levels?

• Create since students are designing an original product

• Analyze since students are making connections

• Remember since students are memorizing facts