The phrase "master material" is correct and usable in written English.
The phrase is typically used to describe a person's understanding of a specific subject or material. For example: "Albert has mastered the material and is now ready to take the final exam."
Often students discover that the best way to master material is to be forced to explain it to someone else.
The programs are supposed to enable students who have little or no background in the languages to master material that is normally covered in from four to six college semesters.
The instructors have observed that problem sets and midterms that are noncumulative encourage students to master material until they have taken the exam, after which students assume that they can forget what they've just learned, and move on to the next material to learn.
It's described as the "first major collection of studio master materials ever obtained" by the LoC, and hopefully it's the start of a trend, since (as I looked into yesterday with film) the originals don't last forever.
Totaling in excess of 5,000 linear feet, UMG's gift is the largest single donation ever received by the Library's audio-visual division and the first major collection of studio master materials ever obtained by the nation's oldest cultural institution.
The advent of Photoshop made cleaning up the old strips easier, and Ken Shue, Disney's VP of Graphic Art Development and a prince of a guy, worked extensively with me to get the master materials in order.
David Conley, Director of the Center for Educational Policy Research at the University of Oregon, adds that the key is not just mastering material, but taking courses that teach you how to "organize and integrate information, think deeper and take ownership and control of learning".
Were the top suburban students mastering material that was as challenging as we were?
Alas, while the photos on display weren't the Broadway Market mojitos and Heron Tower sunsets I'd feared, the content wasn't exactly Hasselblad Masters material, either.
Self-compassionate people are also more likely to adopt "mastery goals", which focus on learning and mastering material to increase competence, and less likely to adopt "performance goals," which are primarily concerned with succeeding to make a favorable impression on others.
Now a team of scientists has studied how lead exposure affects educational achievement how well children have mastered material taught in school [ EHP 115:1242–1247; Miranda et al.].
