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Erken Çocukluk Yaklaşimlarina İli̇şki̇n Görüşler Ölçeği̇’ni̇n Türkçe Uyarlamasi: Geçerli̇k ve Güveni̇rli̇k Çalişmasi / Adaptation of The Early Childhood Curricular Beliefs Inventory into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study

Available from: DergiPark Akademik

Publication: Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi [Ahi Evran University Kirsehir Education Faculty Journal], vol. 14, no. 1

Pages: 227-242

Asia, Comparative education, Early childhood care and education, Educational measures, Middle East, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Turkey, Western Asia

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Abstract/Notes: The aim of this study is to adapt The Early Childhood Curricular Beliefs Inventory ECCBI questionnaire into Turkish. The ECCBI is a tool designed for exploring curricular beliefs of pre-service teachers in the area of early childhood education. A subscale named “behavioural approach” is not in the Turkish adaptation of the scale according to expert opinions, three subtests meaning 54 items out of 72 items have been included in the adapted version of scale. After the equivalence test of Turkish form, instrument has been applied to 30 preschool teachers and 200 preservice preschool teachers and total 230 person. In order to test construct validity of Turkish instrument, confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis have been applied; to identify reliability, Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient, Sperman-Brown formula and Guttmann split-half reliability formula have been employed and corrected itemtotal correlation has been examined. Results show that this scale is a suitable assessment tool for the pre-service teachers to determine their related beliefs about early childhood approaches. / Bu çalışmanın amacı, Erken Çocukluk Yaklaşımlarına İlişkin Görüşler The Early Childhood Curricular Beliefs Inventory ECCBI Ölçeği’ni Türkçe’ye uyarlamaktır. Ölçek, okul öncesi eğitimi alanında öğrenim gören öğretmen adaylarının erken çocukluk yaklaşımları ile ilgili görüşlerini belirlemek amacıyla geliştirilmiştir. Türkçe’ye uyarlanan ölçekte, uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda “Davranışçı yaklaşım” olarak adlandırılan alt boyut yer almamış, 72 maddelik ölçeğin 54 maddesi yani üç boyutu yer almıştır. Türkçe form eşdeğerlik sınamasının ardından geçerlik, güvenirlik çalışması için 30 okul öncesi öğretmeni ve 200 okul öncesi öğretmen adayı olmak üzere toplam 230 kişiye uygulanmıştır. Türkçe ölçeğin yapı geçerliğini incelemek için açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılmış, güvenirliğin belirlenmesi için Cronbach alpha güvenirlik katsayısı, Sperman-Brown formülü ve Guttmann split-half güvenirlik formülü kullanılmış ve düzeltilmiş madde-toplam korelasyonu incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, erken çocukluk eğitimi alanında öğrenim gören öğretmen adaylarının erken çocukluk yaklaşımları ile ilgili görüşlerini belirlemek için uygun bir değerlendirme aracı olduğunu göstermektedir.

Language: Turkish

ISSN: 2147-1037

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Early Childhood Education According to Abdurrahman An-Nahlawi and Maria Montessori

Available from: Al-Athfal: Jurnal Pendidikan Anak

Publication: Al-Athfal: Jurnal Pendidikan Anak [Journal of Child Education], vol. 6, no. 2

Pages: 121-134

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Abstract/Notes: This research is motivated by the concept of Early Childhood Education offered by various educational figures to impact the emergence of increasingly dynamic educational theories. Issues on this concept did not escape the attention of Abdurrahman An-Nahlawi and Maria Montessori. The two figures have similarities and differences in their underlying points of view and approaches, and these cannot be separated from the philosophical study behind them. Based on the above, this study explores the two figures’ thoughts to give birth to a new paradigm of education for early childhood. The research method used was a literature study by collecting various references that can support research. From the research results, it can be found that, philosophically, the concept of Early Childhood Education, according to Abdurrahman An-Nahlawi, is attached to the perennial normative approach, while Maria Montessori’s notion is more towards a constructivism approach. The two approaches have different points of view in highlighting the educational side. The similarity in the points of view of these two figures is an understanding of the concept of education, which should be integrated and contextual, and position the child as the main subject in education.

Language: English

DOI: 10.14421/al-athfal.2020.62-03

ISSN: 2477-4189, 2477-4715

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Pengaruh Metode Montessori dalam Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep Matematika Anak Usia Dini di Banjarmasin [The Effect of the Montessori Method in Improving Understanding of Early Childhood Mathematics Concepts in Banjarmasin (Indonesia)]

Available from: Al-Athfal: Jurnal Pendidikan Anak

Publication: Al-Athfal: Jurnal Pendidikan Anak [Journal of Child Education], vol. 6, no. 1

Pages: 15-26

Asia, Australasia, Indonesia, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, Southeast Asia

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Abstract/Notes: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh metode Montessori dalam meningkatkan pemahaman konsep matematika bagi anak usia dini khususnya usia 4-6 tahun di kota Banjarmasin. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi eksperimen. Pengenalan matematika di kelas eksperimen menggunakan metode Montessori,sedangkan di kelas kontrol menggunakan metode konvensional. Hasil uji hipotesis menunjukkan implementasi metode Montessori berpengaruh signifikan dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar anak pada materi data dan grafik di kelas eksperimen. Nilai rata-rata N-Gain di kelas eksperimen adalah 95.61. Nilai rata-rata N-Gain kelas kontrol adalah 34.56. Metode Montessori 61.05% lebih efektif dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar anak pada materi data dan grafik daripada metode konvensional. Begitu pula hasil uji hipotesis pada materi pola ABCDE-ABCDE, implementasi metode Montessori berpengaruh signifikan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar anak kelas eksperimen. Rata-rata N-Gain kelas eksperimen adalah 87.50. Nilai rata-rata N-Gain kelas kontrol adalah 31.24. Metode Montessori 56.26% lebih efektif dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar anak pada materi pola dari pada metode konvensional. [This study aims to determine the effect of the Montessori method in improving understanding of mathematical concepts for early childhood especially ages 4-6 years in the city of Banjarmasin. This study uses a quasi-experimental method. Introduction to mathematics in the experimental class uses the Montessori method, while the control class uses conventional methods. Hypothesis test results show that the implementation of the Montessori method has significant effects in improving children's learning outcomes in data and graphic material in the experimental class. The average value of N-Gain in the experimental class was 95.61. The average value of the N-Gain control class is 34.56. The Montessori method is 61.05% more effective in improving children's learning outcomes in material data and graphics than the conventional method. Similar to the results of hypothesis testing on the ABCDE-ABCDE pattern material, the implementation of the Montessori method has a significant effect on improving the learning outcomes of children in the experimental class. The average N-Gain of the experimental class is 87.50. The average value of the control class N-Gain is 31.24. The Montessori Method 56.26% is more effective in improving children's learning outcomes on material patterns than conventional methods.]

Language: Indonesian

DOI: 10.14421/al-athfal.2020.61-02

ISSN: 2477-4189, 2477-4715

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Literacy in Early Childhood Settings in New Zealand: An Examination of Teachers' Beliefs and Practices

Available from: SAGE Journals

Publication: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 31, no. 2

Pages: 31-41

Australasia, Australia and New Zealand, Literacy, New Zealand, Oceania, Perceptions

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Abstract/Notes: Recent research indicates that children develop the emergent knowledge and skills that lead to formal literacies in their homes and early childhood settings long before school entry. The research evidence is clear that emergent literacy needs to be actively encouraged in the early years, if children are to have optimum chances of learning to read at school. In New Zealand, there are only a few studies of how literacy is promoted and practised in early childhood settings. This paper examines how 107 teachers in a range of early childhood settings believe that they promote literacy and their reflections on the ways in which Te Whāriki (the national curriculum) influences that practice. The implications for promoting literacy in early childhood settings are explored.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1177/183693910603100206

ISSN: 1836-9391, 1839-5961

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The Construction of Early Childhood Teachers' Professional Identities, Then and Now

Available from: SAGE Journals

Publication: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 33, no. 3

Pages: 34-41

Australasia, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Lillian de Lissa - Biographic sources, Oceania

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Abstract/Notes: This paper explore the ideas of teacher educator Lillian de Lissa, who established the Kindergarten Training College in Adelaide in 1907 and spent the following 40 years in early childhood teacher education in Australia and the United Kingdom. I argue that de Lissa's enduring concern was the construction of early childhood teachers' professional identities. To this end, the curriculum, teaching methods and culture of the training colleges focused on the ‘all round development’ of the pre-service teacher— that is her head, heart and hand. These historical understandings are used to discuss early childhood teachers' professional identities in contemporary times.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1177/183693910803300306

ISSN: 1836-9391, 1839-5961

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‘Herstories’: Using an Historical Lens to Examine Continuities and Changes in Early Childhood Teacher Education

Available from: SAGE Journals

Publication: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 38, no. 4

Pages: 116-123

Australasia, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania

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Abstract/Notes: This article situations the Child Care Act (1972) in a broader account of early childhood education and care, teacher education and the dynamics of inequality over the past century. Our specific focus is the preparation of early childhood educators to work with ‘other people's children’ (Delpit, 2006) both historically and in contemporary times. We describe Marjorie Hubbe's studies at the Adelaide Kindergarten Training College from 1911–13 before exploring the raft of policy decisions in the 1970s which have led to the current integration of early childhood education and care in Australia. The impact of these changes is highlighted in our discussion of ‘Joanne's' preparation to teach other people's children in the twenty-first century.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1177/183693911303800416

ISSN: 1836-9391, 1839-5961

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Montessori Early Childhood Education in NZ: Re-discovering the Spirit of Reflection and Inquiry Through Recent Policy Changes

Available from: SAGE Journals

Publication: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 41, no. 2

Pages: 69-76

Australasia, Australia and New Zealand, Montessori method of education, New Zealand, Oceania

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Abstract/Notes: Montessori education arrived in New Zealand (NZ) in the early 1900s for children aged three to six years. Currently it is one of a diverse range of early childhood education options in a sector that has experienced huge policy changes aimed at enhancing quality early childhood provision. This paper positions the growth of Montessori early childhood services within discourses about early childhood quality in NZ and discusses how recent policy changes related to early childhood teaching qualifications, self-review and reflective practice have impacted on Montessori education. It argues that the current Montessori workforce is equipped as never before to reflect critically on the richness of Montessori philosophy and to innovate and experiment with Montessori practice.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1177/183693911604100210

ISSN: 1836-9391, 1839-5961

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Interview: George Morrison: The Author of a Popular Textbook on Early Childhood Education Has Some Pointed Suggestions for Montessorians

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 9, no. 2

Pages: 20-21

Public Montessori

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Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

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Child-Initiated Activity: How Important Is It in Early Childhood Education?

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 12, no. 2

Pages: 74–84

North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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Silence and Early Childhood Development

Publication: Montessori Matters

Pages: 5–6

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Language: English

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