Abstract/Notes: This study was conducted to examine the effects of exploratory play in nature combined with locally based, environmental education (EE), on the environmental literacy (EL) of students in a lower elementary Montessori classroom. The study included one lower elementary Montessori classroom consisting of 24 students of which there were 12 girls and 12 boys, ranging from six to nine years of age. Activities consisted of environmental games, environmental art, lessons and activities that were designed to develop knowledge of the flora and fauna in and around the school. Lessons were followed with opportunities to write/draw reflections on lesson content or complete additional research. Data included questionnaires completed by students before and after the study, parent surveys, student interviews, teacher observations, and samples of student work. Though there were limitations of cold weather and time period, data demonstrated an increase in environmental literacy during the course of the study.

Language: English

Published: River Falls, Wisconsin, 2018

Language: Italian

ISSN: 0042-7241

Abstract/Notes: This article examines the effects of Montessori music-movement activities on the development of the rhythmic abilities of 59 children from Montessori preschools, aged between 3 and 6 years. Children were deployed into two experimental groups (EG 1 (n = 20) & EG 2 (n = 22)) and a control group (CG) (n = 17). Our intervention consisted of introducing 15 to 20 min of unstructured movement time, either accompanied by a piano (EG 1) or recording (EG 2), three times a week for four months, whereas the control group carried on the usual Montessori program. We used a quasi-experimental nonequivalent groups design with pretest–posttest. Three tests for measuring rhythmic abilities were used: auditory discrimination of the rhythmic patterns, imitation of spoken rhythmic phrases, and determining the synchronization of movement with the rhythm of the music. The interventions had a positive effect on the development of the rhythmic abilities of children included in the study. The most significant effect was noticed in EG 1, while no effect of non-activity was detected in the control group.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1007/s10643-023-01459-x

ISSN: 1573-1707

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1226-9417

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1229-5531, 2733-922X

Abstract/Notes: The children with mental retardation also need to obtain the basic math capabilities in order to lead an independent life as a social member. The number concepts make the foundation of both math and social life, which is why mentally retarded children should learn about the number concepts and basic computations. Montessori mathematics education not only offers great teaching methods to increase the learning effect in numbers of mentally retarded children, but also induces interest from them through diverse number materials. Thus this study set out to investigate the effects of the Montessori mathematics education by comparing the degree of number concepts between the experiment group that had the Montessori mathematics education program applied and the control group that followed the general number curriculum. Those students who didn't have number concepts formed yet made the subjects among the students attending the elementary schools in two administrative districts of Gyeongsangnam Province and receiving special education. 20 of them made the experiment group, while the rest 19 the control group. The former group participated in the Montessori mathematics education program five times a week (a session lasted 40 minutes) for 12 weeks. The effects of the treatment were examined with the tool devised by Fischer(1988) and translated by Jo Eun-yeong (1993). The collected data were analyzed with t-test. The findings of the research were summarized as follows: After the Montessori mathematics education program was applied to the experiment group, there were significant differences in the achievement of number concepts between the group and the control group that didn't receive the program. Those mentally retarded children who had the Montessori mathematics education scored higher points than those who didn't in all the nine subelements of number concepts, which were mechanical counting, rational counting, cardinal numbers, instant recognizing, one on one correspondence, number preservation, non-equivalence, ordinal numbers, and parts-the whole-parts. Thus the Montessori mathematics education program will be of great help when applied to the number concept education for the mentally retarded. / 이 연구는 몬테소리 수 교육프로그램이 정신지체아의 수 개념 형성에 미치는지 효과를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 몬테소리 수교육은 체계적이고 과학적이며 구체적인 방법에 의해 이루어지므로 정신지체아들의 흥미를 쉽게 유발시키고 효과적인 학습을 기대할 수 있다. 수개념은 Fischer(1988)의 수개념 검사 도구의 하위 영역인 기계적 세기, 합리적 세기, 기수, 즉시 인식하기, 1:1 대응, 수 보존, 비등치, 서수, 부분-부분-전체 개념의 9가지 항목으로 설정하였다. 연구의 대상은 경상남도의 G군과 H군의 초등학교의 특수학급에 재학 중인 아동(G군의 7개교 9학급의 62명, H군의 6개교 8학급의 43명)중에서 수 개념을 공부하고 있는 정신지체아동 43명을 각 학교의 특수교사로부터 추천을 받았다. 수 개념의 정도를 알아보기 위하여 기계적인 수세기를 하여 20 이상을 세는 아동은 제외하고 실험집단 20명과 비교집단 19명으로 하였다. 몬테소리 수 교육이 정신지체아의 수 개념 발달에 미치는 효과를 구명하기 위한 것으로 몬테소리 수 교육 프로그램을 실시하고 개별적으로 사전, 사후 검사를 실하여 그 효과를 분석하였다. 이러한 연구결과를 일반화 하는 문제가 논의되었다.

Language: Korean

ISSN: 2288-4289, 2671-6488

Language: English

Published: Boston, Massachusetts, 1970

Language: English

Published: Honolulu, Hawaii, 1978

Abstract/Notes: Combines insights from ecological research and Montessori theory and practice to portray the unfolding of childhood in natural places. Suggests that children's manipulation of the landscape results in optimal creative involvement. Maintains that the act of finding favorite places in all weather, combined with a positive role model, leads to lifelong appreciation, concern, and activism for the natural world. (Author/KB)

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Language: German

Published: Würzburg, Germany: Ergon, 1996

ISBN: 3-928034-90-1