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Master Thesis
Evaluation of the Early Childhood Education Curriculum Developed in 2013 According to Analytical Curriculum Evaluation Model
Available from: Middle East Technical University
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Abstract/Notes: The study aims to evaluate the early childhood education curriculum developed in 2013 using Demirel’s analytical curriculum evaluation model through preschool teachers’ views. The mixed research method was utilized in this study. The participants of the study consist of preschool teachers working in independent public pre-school affiliated with the Ministry of National Education Ankara/ Turkey. The quantitative data consisted of 203 preschool teachers’ responses selected from all districts of Ankara using a stratified sampling method, while the qualitative data consisted of 10 preschool teachers’ responses who volunteered to participate interview. The data of the study were collected through a questionnaire and semi-structured interview form. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics while qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. After analyzing the quantitative and qualitative data separately, they were reported in the results section in line with the research questions. The findings of this study revealed that preschool teachers have both positive and negative views about the early childhood education curriculum. As a result of the study, preschool teachers expressed positive views regarding the clarity, comprehensibility, and flexibility of the 2013 early childhood education curriculum they applied, while negative views arose about the existence of a single curriculum for different age groups, lack of resources, limited applicability for all environment, and inadequacy addressing 21st-century skills and new education trends in today's conditions. Additionally, views have been expressed advocating for a longer duration of early childhood education for 5-year-old children.
Language: English
Published: Ankara, Turkey, 2023
Book Section
Evaluation - auch ein Thema für die Montessori-Pädagogik? [Evaluation - also an issue for the Montessori education?]
Book Title: Das Lernen in die eigene Hand nehmen: Mut zur Freiheit in der Montessori-Pädagogik [Taking learning into your own hands: Courage for freedom in Montessori pedagogy]
Pages: 48-59
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Language: German
Published: Münster, Germany: LIT, 2008
ISBN: 978-3-8258-0850-1
Series: Impulse der Reformpädagogik , 19
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Altersgemischte Grundschule Evaluation einer Schulentwicklungsmaßnahme [Mixed-age primary school evaluation of a school development measure]
Book Title: Untersuchungen und Ansätze zur Weiterentwicklung der Montessori-Pädagogik in Österreich [Investigations and approaches for the further development of Montessori pedagogy in Austria]
Pages: 175-199
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Language: German
Published: Innsbruck, Germany: Studien Verlag, 2009
Edition: 1st ed.
ISBN: 978-3-7065-4721-5 3-7065-4721-X
Series: Initiative neues Lernen
Doctoral Dissertation
An Evaluation of Magnet School Programs-Parent Choice, Teacher Choice, and Pupil Choice: Implications of One Model for Curriculum Reform
Available from: University of Illinois - IDEALS
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Abstract/Notes: It is quite clear that there is considerable disagreement as to the ways children learn and the ways teachers should teach. There is very little conclusive data comparing the major efforts in this field particularly with respect to any one factor being the sole contributor to the superiority of any one effort. The recent literature on learning and teaching almost invariably returns to some form of curriculum reform. However, there is widespread agreement that teachers teach more effectively and children learn more efficiently if they are in environments conducive to their preferred styles. Magnet Schools are vehicles that require different arrangements for teaching and learning. This study explores the attitudes of teachers, parents, and students in such an environment. Additionally, it examines the academic performance of students when parents or the students themselves select their learning environment and teaching method. The data will permit comparisons among the various groups of Magnet and non-Magnet parents, teachers, and students. The primary method for data collection is academic testing and structural surveys of the populations relative to Magnet and non-Magnet participants. The data will also indicate how individuals view programs and curriculum when they are involved in them. Because the population surveyed and tested involved a cross-section of academic abilities, the data will be especially useful to local school district officials interested in providing for individual differences in teaching and learning. The control model of Magnet School programs provides an ongoing testing ground for fine-tuning educational theories which may be essential for productive learning in the broader system as well.
Language: English
Published: Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1984
Article
Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of a Research-Based Preschool Mathematics Curriculum
Available from: SAGE Journals
Publication: American Educational Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 2
Date: 2008
Pages: 443-494
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Abstract/Notes: A randomized-trials design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a preschool mathematics program based on a comprehensive model of research-based curricula development. Thirty-six preschool classrooms were assigned to experimental (Building Blocks), comparison (a different preschool mathematics curriculum), or control conditions. Children were individually pre-and posttested, participating in 26 weeks of instruction in between. Observational measures indicated that the curricula were implemented with fidelity, and the experimental condition had significant positive effects on classrooms' mathematics environment and teaching. The experimental group score increased significantly more than the comparison group score (effect size = 0.47) and the control group score (effect size = 1.07). Early interventions can increase the quality of the mathematics environment and help preschoolers develop a foundation of mathematics knowledge.
Language: English
ISSN: 0002-8312, 1935-1011
Article
Integrating Curriculum; Negotiating Curriculum
Available from: JSTOR
Publication: The Reading Teacher, vol. 49, no. 1
Date: Sep 1995
Pages: 60-62
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Abstract/Notes: Examines negotiated curriculum and the teacher's framing questions when helping students design curriculum. Offers examples from a multiage classroom of seven- to nine-year-old students. (SR)
Language: English
ISSN: 0034-0561
Article
Understanding Curriculum: Why It Is Important to Have an Understanding of Curriculum Theory in the Montessori Context
Publication: Montessori Leadership, vol. 15, no. 2
Date: 2013
Pages: 10-14
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Language: English
Doctoral Dissertation
The Montessori Elementary Curriculum Content and the Corresponding American Curriculum: A Cross-Cultural Study
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Language: English
Published: Washington, D.C., 1958
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Montessori Curriculum Resources and School Implementation - The Prepared Environment, Overviews, Activity Summaries, Montessori Equipment Summaries, Curriculum Support Materials, Other Materials to Buy, Other Materials to Make, Montessori Suppliers
Available from: ERIC
Book Title: Implementing Montessori Education in the Public Sector
Pages: 27-141
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Language: English
Published: Cleveland, Ohio: North American Montessori Teachers' Association, 1990
Article
A Comparative Study of the 6th Kindergarten Curriculum and the Montessori Curriculum for Early Childhood Mathematics Education / 유아수학교육을 위한 유치원 6차 교육과정과 몬테소리교육과정의 비교연구
Available from: RISS
Publication: Montessori교육연구 [Montessori Education Research], vol. 10
Date: 2005
Pages: 71-85
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Language: Korean
ISSN: 1226-9417