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Abstract/Notes: A paper presented at the 18th International Montessori Congress, "The Montessori Method and the Handicapped Child", Munich, July, 1977.

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ISSN: 1877-539X

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ISSN: 0519-0959

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DOI: 10.24130/eccd-jecs.1967201932142

ISSN: 2564-7601

Abstract/Notes: Mentioned in AMI 2009 - The Montessori movement recently celebrated a century of international education, spanning from early childhood through to tertiary experience. The first Casa dei Bambini, or children's house, was opened in Rome, Italy, on 6 January 1907, and within three years the influence of Montessori education began to reach New Zealand shores. This article outlines the Montessori approach to early childhood curriculum in general, and discusses findings from a small research project examining mathematical concept development in children prior to school entry. Initial findings of the project indicate that the Montessori approach may have a positive impact on children's numeracy knowledge and strategies at age five. This research arose from the involvement of the authors of this paper in the development and delivery of teacher education degrees at early childhood education (ECE) and primary levels that include a Montessori specialty in their final year. Our experience in sharing both the Numeracy Development Project and the Montessori mathematics curriculum has resulted in many discovery moments for our students. This has led us to suggest that wider understanding and dissemination of Montessori curriculum ideas may help to progress discussion on early mathematics development.

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DOI: 10.18296/cm.0086

ISSN: 1177-1828, 2253-2129

Abstract/Notes: En didáctica de la matemática se ha realizado diversos estudios que buscan mejorar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje; un sistema escolar alternativo como el método Montessori, tiene sólidos resultados socioemocionales y académicos en los niños, prácticamente no ha cambiado en más de un siglo, puede aplicarse en todos los años de la educación primaria y secundaria. La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo general implementar el Ambiente Montessori para el aprendizaje de cuerpos tridimensionales. Se enmarcó en una metodología cuantitativa. La muestra fue de 9 estudiantes y el instrumento fue una encuesta de satisfacción estudiantil. En los resultados más relevantes se observó que según una categoría de Sobresaliente el entorno cumple con las características del ambiente Montessori, de igual forma los materiales para el aprendizaje de cuerpos tridimensionales. En conclusión, el ambiente Montessori mejoró el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes, esto en contradicción con algunas investigaciones que ven al sistema como formador de un ser asocial, el mismo permite fortalecer relaciones interpersonales y con la naturaleza. / In didactics of mathematics, various studies have been carried in order to improve the teaching-learning process; an alternative school system such as the Montessori method, it has strong socio-emotional and academic results in children, it has not changed for more than a century practically, it can be applied in all years of primary and secondary education. The present investigation has as general objective to implement the Montessori Environment for the learning of three-dimensional bodies. It was supported in a quantitative methodology. The sample was constituted by nine students and the instruments were a participant observation sheet and a student satisfaction survey. In the most relevant results, it was observed according to a category of Outstanding, the environment complies with the characteristics of the Montessori environment, in the same way the materials for learning three-dimensional bodies. In conclusion, the Montessori environment improved the academic performance of the students, this research is in contradiction with some investigations that see the system as a trainer of an asocial human being, it allows to strengthen interpersonal relationships and with nature.

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DOI: 10.36260/rbr.v10i11.1527

ISSN: 2256-1536

Abstract/Notes: The objective of this small study was to elicit responses from early childhood teachers in India on mathematics learning strategies and to measure the extent of finger counting technique adopted by the teachers in teaching young children. Specifically, the research focused on the effective ways of teaching mathematics to children in India, and examined teachers’ approach to number counting. In India, children were taught by their parents or by their teachers to use fingers to count. The qualitative study conducted by the researcher further enriched the topic with first‐hand comments by the teachers. Although the finger counting method was not the only process that teachers would adopt, it was embedded in the culture and taken into consideration while infusing mathematics skills. The teachers confirmed adopting the Indian method of finger counting in their teaching strategy; some specified that the method helped children to undertake addition and subtraction of carrying and borrowing, as counting by objects could not be available all the time. Although the study is limited by its small sample to the unique mathematics learning experience in India, it provides readers with a glimpse of culturally responsive teaching methods and an alternative mathematics teaching strategy.

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DOI: 10.1080/09669760500446374

ISSN: 0966-9760

Abstract/Notes: Manipulatives are ubiquitous in early childhood classrooms; yet, findings regarding their efficacy for learning mathematics concepts are inconsistent. In this article, we present four general principles that have emerged from cognitive science about ways to ensure that manipulatives promote learning when used with young children. We also describe how Montessori instruction offers a concrete example of the application of these principles in practice, which may, in turn, explain the high levels of mathematics achievement among children who attend Montessori programs during early childhood. The general principles and concrete examples presented in this article should help early childhood programs maximize the benefits of using manipulatives for developmentally appropriate mathematics instruction.

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DOI: 10.1177/2158244015589588

ISSN: 2158-2440

Abstract/Notes: Albania comes from a long history of behavioral theories and the error is not yet free from the influence of this theory, even though the curriculum used in pre-university education is based on constructionist approaches. The positive influence of errors in the teaching/learning process has been widely discussed, but in mathematics, there is a lack of real pedagogical plans and differentiated instructional treatment, where there is a tendency to emphasize errors as much as possible. The purpose of this article is to highlight the educational motives of error in the process of enhancing learning in mathematics. Concrete educational planning that makes use of the power of errors is especially important from the perspective of why errors should be studied and what is stimulated by their correct use. The interpretation of mistakes at the metacognitive and non-cognitive levels is of relevance, and we highlight its main parameters, which are self-acceptance, self-control, and self-correction, using a critical and creative approach. The paper provides a solid theoretical framework for the relevance of extensive mistake analysis, where proper interpretation necessitates a variety of pedagogical and didactic treatments that promote learning building. Math instructors and educational institutions at all levels will benefit from this study. / Shqipëria vjen nga një histori e gjatë e teorive bihevioriste ku gabimi ende nuk është i çliruar nga ndikimi i kësaj teorie, edhe pse kurrikula e përdorur në arsimin parauniversitar bazohet në qasje konstruktiviste. Në këtë punim është diskutuar gjerësisht ndikimi pozitiv i gabimeve në procesin e mësimdhënies/të nxënit, por në rastin e matematikës mungojnë plane reale pedagogjike dhe trajtime të diferencuara didaktike, ku gabimet priren të theksohen sa më shumë. Qëllimi i këtij artikulli është të nxjerrë në pah motivet pedagogjike të gabimeve në procesin e përmirësimit të të nxënit në matematikë. Një projektim didaktik konkret që shfrytëzon fuqinë e gabimeve është veçanërisht i rëndësishëm për sa i përket arsyes pse gabimet duhet të studiohen dhe çfarë stimulohet konkretisht nga përdorimi i tyre i saktë. Interpretimi i gabimeve në nivel metakonjitiv dhe jokonjitiv është i rëndësishëm ku veçohen parametrat kryesor, të cilët janë, vetëpranimi, vetëkontrolli dhe vetëkorrigjimi, duke përdorur qasje kritike dhe krijuese. Ky artikull ofron një kornizë solide teorike për rëndësinë e analizës së hollësishme të gabimeve, interpretimi i saktë i tyre kërkon një shumëllojshmëri trajtimesh pedagogjike dhe didaktike që nxisin ndërtimin e të nxënit. Nga ky studim do të përfitojnë mësuesit e matematikës dhe institucionet arsimore të të gjitha niveleve.

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ISSN: 2305-882X