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Article

Montessori Expands: Teaching of Brain Damaged Children

Publication: Science Newsletter, vol. 88

Pages: 375

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Language: English

Article

Montessori Insights and American Children Today

Publication: The Catholic Reporter

Pages: 1-7, 10

Interviews

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Language: English

Article

The Little Children

Available from: HathiTrust

Publication: Journal of Education and School World (London), vol. 54, no. 637

Pages: 514

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Language: English

Article

Children Writing and Painting in the Summer Term

Publication: Montessori International, vol. 75

Pages: 40–42

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Language: English

ISSN: 1470-8647

Doctoral Dissertation

How the Use of Montessori Sensorial Material Supports Children's Creative Problem Solving in the Pre-School Classroom

Available from: British Library - EthOS

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Abstract/Notes: Maria Montessori famously designed her own materials to support children’s development. Thus far, the literature which focuses on Montessori Sensorial education - and on creativity, problem solving and creative problem solving - has not investigated connections between these matters. This study investigated the effect of using the Montessori Method on children’s skills, especially in creative problem solving. This research examines the integration of Montessori materials into a social context to develop children’s creative problem solving, and analyses these data using the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) framework [Isaksen et al., 2000] and Rogoff’s model [1990] of social interaction. The study provides a new way of using the CPS framework, for data analysis, rather than as a way of training an individual or a group in solving problems creatively. The methodology combines a quasi-experimental design with a sample of qualitative cases. The research was conducted in one pre-school in Saudi Arabia, in the city of Riyadh, and involved twenty-four five-year-old children (12 boys, 12 girls) and four teachers. Six matched pairs of children were observed using Montessori sensorial materials (MSM) for one academic year. All the children were assessed on their problem solving capacities, in order to compare their development, using the British Ability Scale-II. The results from the quantitative analysis reveal significant differences between the experimental and control groups in their capacity to solve problems, using a pre-post-test of the four subscales of the BAS II. The qualitative analysis shows social interaction assists children in the “understanding of the challenge” component of the creative problem solving process while individual differences were identified in relation to the three creative skills. The results revealed the children’s different ways of framing and solving their own problems creatively through exploring different positions of the materials and applying them in creative solutions. The research also found that children’s own individual experiences with, and interests in, the material affected their creative problem solving.

Language: English

Published: Southampton, England, 2011

Article

TV Teacher to Philly Tots; Pert Jean Alexander Shows City Pre-School Children are Whizzes

Available from: Google Books

Publication: Ebony, vol. 19, no. 12

Pages: 147-150

African American community, African Americans, Americas, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, Preschool children, United States of America

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Language: English

ISSN: 0012-9011

Article

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Wolność oczami dziecka – poznawcza reprezentacja wolności w średnim i późnym dzieciństwie [Freedom Through the Eyes of Children – The Cognitive Representation of Freedom in Middle and Late Childhood]

Available from: Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow

Publication: Edukacja Elementarna w Teorii i Praktyce / Elementary Education in Theory and Practice, vol. 13, no. 1 (whole no. 47)

Pages: 183-207

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Abstract/Notes: The paper presents the results of research on cognitive representation of freedom in middle and late childhood, based on the philosophical and psychological understanding of the issue. The basis of the considerations were classic models of representation: J. Piaget and L. Wygotski, modern models: A. Karmiloff-Smith, K. Nelson, J. Mandler and theory of building the experience of M. Tyszkowa. These theories say that cognitive representation is uniquely human way of gaining knowledge which is connected with continuous redescription of obtained information. The research involved 33 six-year-old- and 31 nine-year-old children. Researchers used the Piaget’s clinical method which was based on a created questionnaire. The children’s task was to provide connotations with the word freedom, paint the freedom and tell about the possibility of making decisions in their relationship with parents.Obtained material (verbal and non-verbal) shows that children use the representations of freedom at the implicit and explicit level. / W artykule zaprezentowano wyniki badań nad poznawczą reprezentacją wolności u dzieci w średnim i późnym dzieciństwie, w oparciu o filozoficzne i psychologiczne rozumienie niniejszej problematyki. Podstawą rozważań były klasyczne: J. Piageta i L. Wygotskiego,i współczesne: A. Karmiloff- Smith, K. Nelson, J. Mandler modele reprezentacji oraz koncepcja budowania doświadczenia M. Tyszkowej. Wymienione koncepcje pozwalają ujmować reprezentację poznawczą w kategoriach specyficznie ludzkiego sposobu zdobywania wiedzy, który polega na ciągłej redeskrypcji posiadanych informacji. Badaniami objęto trzydzieścioro troje dzieci w wieku sześciu lat i trzydzieścioro jeden w wieku dziewięciu lat. Wykorzystana została metoda kliniczna Piageta w oparciu o stworzony kwestionariusz. Dzieci wymieniały skojarzenia ze słowem wolność, przedstawiały ją w sposób graficzny i prezentowały możliwość podejmowania decyzji w relacji z rodzicami. Zebrany materiał werbalny i niewerbalny pokazuje, że dzieci posługują się reprezentacjami wolności na poziomie ukrytym i jawnym.

Language: Polish

DOI: 10.14632/eetp.2017.13.47.183

ISSN: 1896-2327, 2353-7787

Book Section

Cognitive Performance in Montessori and Nursery School Children

Book Title: Montessori Schools in America: Historical, Philosophical, and Empirical Research Perspectives

Pages: 156-162

Americas, Cognition, Comparative education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, United States of America

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Abstract/Notes: This article originally appeared in the Journal of Educational Research, v. 62 (1969), p. 411-416. DOI: 10.1080/00220671.1969.10883885

Language: English

Published: Lexington, Massachusetts: Ginn Custom Pub., 1983

Edition: 2nd ed.

ISBN: 0-536-04367-1

Article

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Recreation for Children

Publication: Indian Journal of Child Health, vol. 1, no. 1

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Language: English

ISSN: 0445-7684

Document

The Effects of Mild but Chronic Stress at School on Brain Development: A Comparative Morphometric Study Between Traditionally and Montessori-schooled Children

Available from: Research Square

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Abstract/Notes: While many children suffer from stress due to school-related factors, some alternative schooling systems, such as the Montessori pedagogy, emphasize stress-free learning environments (e.g., no grades, no tests, peer-peer learning). This study compared brain markers of stress, i.e., hippocampus, amygdala, and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) volumes, as a function of school experience. A cross-sectional comparative morphometric study was run between 45 traditionally schooled children and 44 Montessori-schooled children (3-12 years). While both groups were comparable in terms of cognitive abilities, socio-economic environment, and anxiety levels, volumetric values within their hippocampus and their mPFC differed. While there was hippocampal growth across development for all participants, there was a higher gain for Montessori-schooled children. Furthermore, female traditionally schooled children showed a loss in hippocampal and mPFC volume across age, while female Montessori-schooled children showed a gain. It seems that traditional pedagogical approaches induce mild but chronic stress, affecting underlying brain structures.

Language: English

Published: Jun 22, 2023

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