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Kid-Tracking Sensors May Not Be the Wildest Thing About This Montessori Model
Classroom environments, Learning environments, Montessori schools, Wildflower Schools
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Abstract/Notes: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On a tree-lined avenue, between shops, cafes and row houses about a half mile from Harvard University, sits a uniquely high-tech ...
Language: English
Published: Nov 20, 2018
Article
Considering Olfactory Stimulation for Adults with Age-Related Dementia
Available from: SAGE Journals
Publication: Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 88, no. 2
Date: Apr 1999
Pages: 398-400
Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Gerontology, Montessori method of education, Montessori therapy, Montessori-Based Dementia Programming (MBDP), Montessori-based interventions (MBI)
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Abstract/Notes: Behavioral interventions and activities for adults with age-related dementias sometimes use olfactory stimulation; however, limitations to the usefulness of such stimulation are suggested by both neurological studies which show a large amount of degeneration in the cells of the olfactory bulb and studies of perception which indicate that adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias perform poorly on tests of smell identification and detection. Current approaches to using olfactory stimulation as a component of interventions for adults with age-related dementia may need to be either abandoned or reassessed.
Language: English
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1999.88.2.398
ISSN: 1558-688X, 0031-5125
Master's Thesis
Application of Olfactory Stimuli in a Children's House Montessori Classroom
Available from: MINDS@UW River Falls
Classroom environments, Educational environment, Learning environments, Montessori method of education, Olfactory sensors, Sensorial education, Smell, Three-hour work cycle, Work periods
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of olfactory stimuli using aromatherapy in an early childhood Montessori classroom. This study explores the effectiveness of essential oil in a collective setting with younger students. Also, this research seeks to evaluate the usefulness of aromatherapy as a tool of the Prepared Environment or materials for a Montessori classroom. The 26 students between three to six years old from a Children’s House were observed for 45 minutes during morning work cycle and the data was collected in both control condition (non-essential oil) and lemon essential oil condition days. Lemon essential oil was distributed by two diffusers in the classroom during the research periods. The data was collected collectively and independently. Four quantitative and one qualitative instruments were used for data collection. In conclusion, the lemon essential oil condition lowered productivity and stimulated students during the study period. However, this result indicated that aromatherapy intervention impacted the student’s productivity. With further careful consideration, aromatherapy can be an effective tool for the Prepared Environment and positive intervention if it is the right kind of essential oil.
Language: English
Published: River Falls, Wisconsin, 2020