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Article
Outdoor Learning, A Pathway to Transformational Learning? Or Another Educational Gimmick?
Available from: Infonomics Society
Publication: International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education, vol. 13, no. 1
Date: 2022
Pages: 4600-4611
Comparative education, Environmental education, Montessori method of education, Nature education, Outdoor education, Transformative learning
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Abstract/Notes: Outdoor learning is one of the newest terminologies and implementations of using the outdoors as a part of education. This paper provides an in-depth overview to answer the question, is outdoor learning a pathway to transformational learning or another educational gimmick? To answer this question, this paper will focus on six fundamental sections. This paper begins by highlighting the ambiguity throughout history in defining education outside the classroom, with more than 75 different terminologies used to refer to education in the outdoors. The second theme is that despite this contemporary emergence, outdoor learning has a long and varied history within education, with modern elements of outdoor learning being traced back thousands of years in indigenous cultures. Then being refined throughout the 21st century before settling on the current contemporary form of outdoor learning. The third theme of this paper looks at the benefits of outdoor learning, summarized into six critical sections. These benefits include health and wellbeing, social-emotional and cognitive development, academic and behavioral benefits, memory benefits, increased positive attitudes towards the environment, and positive teacher benefits. The fourth theme of this paper reviews the barriers and challenges to implementing outdoor learning within schooling, with four primary barriers being identified. These barriers include outdoor learning having no formal status in teachers’ educational practice, a lack of teacher confidence in their outdoor teaching expertise, difficulty in starting an outdoor learning program, and physical restraints such as school grounds and weather. The penultimate theme of this paper reviews critical considerations that must be addressed when implementing an outdoor learning program; this includes cost, student numbers, transportation, insurance, time, framework, skills, assessments, the curriculum, and training. The final theme of this paper unpacks the effects of COVID-19 on outdoor learning within all levels of schooling. Initially seen as a method to return to school by being outdoors, outdoor learning has since demonstrated to educators worldwide that it deserves to be embedded as an everyday part of education even after the pandemic subsides.
Language: English
DOI: 10.20533/ijcdse.2042.6364.2022.0565
ISSN: 2042-6364
Article
Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Berbasis Metode Montessori pada Pembelajaran IPA Siswa Kelas V di SDN Rama II Kota Tangerang [Development of Montessori Method-Based Learning Media in Science Learning for Class V Students at SDN Rama II Tangerang City]
Available from: FONDATIA
Publication: FONDATIA: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar, vol. 6, no. 2
Date: Jun 2022
Pages: 285-302
Asia, Australasia, Indonesia, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Southeast Asia
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Abstract/Notes: Learning media are learning aids that can be physical or non-physical to convey messages from teachers to students. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the use and process of product development in the form of Montessori-based learning media in science learning for fifth grade students. The research is a development research (R & D) with the Sugiyono development procedure. Based on the result of product validation, it received an “appropriate” assessment with a score of 3,6 from material experts. While media experts rated “strongly agree” with a score of 4,5. Based on result of product trials, it is known that average pretest value is 52,64 and posttest is 76,66 so that it has increased. Product assessment by students through questionnaires gets a score of 3,98 or when views in the classification table, namely “agree”. Based on the use trial, the average pretest value was 36,8 and posttest was 72,2 so thatit experienced an increase. Product assessment by students through questionnaires gets an average score of 4,3 or if seen in the table, it is “Strongly agree”. This shows that the learning media based on the Montessori method development can be said to be feasible to use.
Language: Indonesian
DOI: 10.36088/fondatia.v6i2.1816
ISSN: 2579-6194
Article
Learning from Students, Learning from Music: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Reflected through Music-Perceptual Tasks
Available from: Rider University
Publication: Visions of Research in Music Education, vol. 17, no. 1
Date: 2011
Pages: 1-21
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study was to investigate young children’s perception of melodic construction in hope of finding clues about their broader cognitive development in nonmusical domains. Following Jeanne Bamberger’s example of musical-perceptual tasks with Montessori bells, four children aged three to six were presented with a melodic construction task and asked to create a representation of their work. Analysis of data revealed common themes with varied results of (a) eagerness or hesitancy to participate, (b) whether bells were moved or played, (c) exploration of bells, (d) internalization of rhythm, (e) cognitive readiness for melodic construction, and (f) role of visual representation. No cross-case findings could be drawn about broader cognitive development, however specific characteristics of the children and their approach to the melodic construction task are presented. Recommendations for further study center on potential clues a melodic construction task could provide about language construction in individual children.
Language: English
ISSN: 1938-2065
Article
Transforming Learning–Introducing SEAL Approaches [Society for Effective Affective Learning] by Susan Norman
Publication: Montessori International, vol. 73
Date: Oct 2004
Pages: 40
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Abstract/Notes: Rev. of book by this title
Language: English
ISSN: 1470-8647
Doctoral Dissertation
Improving Early Reading Skills of First-Grade Students with Learning Disabilities Using Montessori Learning Strategies
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, People with disabilities
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Abstract/Notes: This study focused on helping students with learning disabilities to improve their listening comprehension and acquire early reading skills of decoding, reading and understanding what a word and two- or -three-word phrases say. Since reading at the advanced stage involves comprehension of sentences and paragraphs, in this study, building the foundation of reading at the word level is the logical place to start. With that skill in place, combining words into a phrase and understanding what it means will be the next step. Meanwhile, helping the students understand what was read to them through questioning builds their listening comprehension skills, which will be a great help in reading comprehension once the students have advanced enough to read sentences and paragraphs. The target group used for this study included six 1st graders with learning disabilities, who had difficulties with reading and comprehending. These 1st graders with learning disabilities were not taught one-on-one due to large class size. They had no knowledge of phonics. They could not relate the sounds they heard to the letters of the alphabet. The curriculum-based assessment (CBA) model was the alternative assessment model that was used to assess the students. The 12-week intensive study focused on two variables: a dependent variable and an independent variable. The dependent variable was reading at the word and phrase level, and the independent variable was word sound, blending vowels, consonant blending, and consonant and vowel blending. The scientific methodology was the single subject model, a 1-minute assessment. Each student was assessed for 1 minute each day for 3 days. The results of the assessment were used to determine the baseline before the intervention implementation. This methodology is also known as "AB Design." AB refers to a two-phase design, the baseline phase and the intervention phase. The intervention phase was introduced after the baseline phase was established and recorded in data format. Intervention data were recorded as well. The data collected were graphed in two phases. The results showed that the students were able to learn how to read and acquire comprehension within the 12 weeks. The reading strategies that were used in this study were based on Montessori's methods, which is a methodology in learning how to decode words which leads to automatic reading. These strategies are being used in Montessori schools throughout Dade County public schools, but not particularly with special education students. The results of this study were positive.
Language: English
Published: Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003
Doctoral Dissertation
Learning to Fly: The Impact of Project-Based Learning on Development of the 4Cs in the Elementary Grades
Available from: University of Massachusetts Global - ScholarWorks
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Abstract/Notes: Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to investigate the impact of project-based learning on K-5 students’ development of the 4Cs (Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity, Collaboration) as perceived by elementary charter school teachers. Methodology: A phenomenological design was selected to address the research questions for this study. Through purposeful sampling, 12 charter elementary teachers who met a pre-determined set of criteria (including the routine integration of project-based learning within their instructional programs) were selected to participate in virtual, semi-structured interviews. All teachers were employed by charter schools located in six counties within California. The interviews were conducted using a researcher-developed protocol. Artifacts in the form of student work, planning documents, and project overviews were also collected and evaluated. Once organized, the researcher coded and analyzed the data for themes. Findings: Data analysis revealed that the participating teachers regularly integrated 4Cs skills into their instructional practice. When planning PBL (collaboratively or independently), specific skills might be targeted, but all four skills were often assumed as necessary for project success. Prior to project implementation, teachers worked to build a classroom culture so that students felt safe and understood the expectations of project work. Cycles of inquiry began with a driving question or challenging problem that students worked (primarily in teams) to answer or solve. Students then presented their learning in varied ways to different audiences. Assessment was challenging for most 4C areas, with communication being the skill most frequently assessed formally due to its inclusion in the Common Core State Standards. Conclusions: The implementation of project-based learning supports the development of critical thinking, communication, creativity, and communication by providing ample opportunities for students to practice and build capacity. Additionally, students develop a sense of ownership, agency, and empowerment as learners and can make authentic connections to their lives. PBL also develops real-world skills that are transferable well beyond the classroom. Finally, COVID-19 eliminated PBL during remote learning with some exceptions. Communication and collaboration were most impacted. Recommendations: Ten areas of further research were recommended to increase the body of knowledge related to these variables.
Language: English
Published: Irvine, California, 2022
Book Section
Montessori and the Process of Education: Readiness for Learning; The Geneva School; The Importance of Structure; Intuitive and Analytic Thinking; Aids to Teaching; Motives for Learning
Book Title: Education for Human Development: Understanding Montessori
Pages: 50-63
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Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2020
ISBN: 978-90-79506-35-4
Series: Montessori Series , 11
Blog Post
Learning from Our Mistakes: How Different Pedagogies Influence Students' Learning Strategies
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Abstract/Notes: New research demonstrates different learning strategies taught to children at school affects error-monitoring by the brain.
Language: English
Published: Sep 4, 2020
Article
Learning Differences or Learning Disorders? Meeting Authentic Needs of the Three-to-Six Child
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 33, no. 2
Date: 2008
Pages: 42–54
Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, Learning disabilities, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Book Section
Sensorial Learning as Developmental Learning ([San Francisco, Panama Pacific International Exposition] Lecture 13: 4 September 1915)
Book Title: The California Lectures of Maria Montessori, 1915: Collected Speeches and Writings by Maria Montessori
Pages: 168-176
Americas, International Montessori Training Course (3rd [course 2], San Francisco, USA, August – November 1915), Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Writings, Montessori method of education - Study and teaching, Montessori method of education - Teacher training, North America, Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915, San Francisco, California), Teacher training, United States of America
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Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-85109-296-3
Series: The Montessori Series , 15