Abstract/Notes: This work reports, from a qualitative research perspective, the development of an English Corner project for a preschool Children’s House classroom in central Mexico over the course of a 3-year period. It shows the transition of a language specialist over six consecutive periods of work, from a traditional understanding and practice of teaching English as a second language to young learners into a more comprehensive one of the Montessori Method. The analysis of my own practice is used to recover insights through a reflective process with the intention to develop a second language (L2) Montessori program for 3- to 6-year-olds that aligns better with Montessori pedagogy.  Variables such as instruction time, setting, group constitution, materials, and teaching and learning strategies allowed for certain aspects to arise as leading points of interest for the focus of the analysis and the methodological and pedagogical adaptations that followed each period. This paper is an attempt to fill the gap between the need to deliver a second language effectively in Montessori education and the lack of guidance for doing it the Montessori way; it is especially for practitioners who do not have a Montessori background but also for Montessori-trained teachers for whom more specific preparation would aid their practice. I also hope to stimulate further research in the field of second language acquisition and multilingualism in Montessori education at every level of education.

Language: English

DOI: 10.17161/jomr.v7i1.13401

ISSN: 2378-3923

Abstract/Notes: Bu araştırmada, Montessori yaklaşımı doğrultusunda gerçekleştirilen öğretmen eğitimi ve eğitim ortamının düzenlenmesi sonucu üç, dört ve beş yaş (36-72 ay) grubundaki (deney ve kontrol grubu) çocuklara verilen Montessori yaklaşımına dayalı eğitimin çocukların gelişim alanları üzerindeki etkisini saptamak amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada, Montessori yaklaşımına dayalı eğitimin çocukların gelişim alanlarına olan etkisini belirlemek amacıyla ön test ve son test kontrol gruplu deneysel desen kullanılmıştır. Ankara Üniversitesi Uygulama Anaokulu 1’e devam eden çocuklar deney grubunu, okul yöneticileri ile öğretmen görüşleri doğrultusunda benzer özelliklere sahip olduğu düşünülen bir üniversite anaokuluna devam eden çocuklar ise kontrol grubunu oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada demografik verileri toplamak amacıyla “Genel Bilgi Formu”, çocukların gelişim alanlarını değerlendirmek için Alpern (2007) tarafından geliştirilen Gelişimsel Profil 3 ile Mardell and Goldenberg (1998) tarafından geliştirilen Öğrenmenin Değerlendirilmesi için Gelişimsel Göstergeler 4 kullanılmıştır. Montessori yaklaşımına dayalı eğitim öncesinde ilk olarak Montessori eğitim ortamı oluşturulmuş ve gelişimsel değerlendirme labratuvarı hazır hale getirilmiştir. Ardından öğretmenler “Montessori Uygulayıcıların Eğitimi” kapsamında eğitim almışlardır. Çalışma sonucunda öğretmen görüşüne göre Öğrenmenin Değerlendirilmesi için Gelişimsel Göstergeler 4’den elde edilen bulgular incelendiğinde, deney ve kontrol grubundaki çocukların öz bakım becerileri ile sosyal duygusal gelişim alt boyutu puanlarında, ebeveyn görüşlerine göre öz bakım becerileri alt boyutu ile toplam gelişim puanlarında deney grubu lehine anlamlı farklılık olduğu saptanmıştır. Gelişim Profil 3‘e ait sonuçlar incelendiğinde de deney ve kontrol grubundaki çocukların öğretmen görüşlerine göre uyumsal davranış boyutunda; ebeveyn görüşlerine göre fiziksel gelişim, bilişsel gelişim, iletişim alt boyutları ile toplam gelişim puanlarında deney grubu lehine anlamlı farklılık olduğu belirlenmiştir. / The present study was aimed at determining the development levels of children aged three, four and five (36-72 months) attending Ankara University Practice Preschool 1, and the effect of Montessori educational approach on their areas of development. A pretest, posttest, retention test experimental design with control group was adopted in the study to determine the effect of Montessori educational approach on children’s areas of development. The experimental group consisted of children attending Ankara University Practice Preschool 1, while the control group consisted of attending a randomly selected university preschool with similar qualifications. The General Information Form was used for data collection purposes, while the Developmental Profile 3 (DP-3) developed by Alpern (2007) and the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning 4 (DIAL-4) developed by Mardell and Goldenberg (1998) whose validity and reliability studies were used as assessment tools to evaluate children’s areas of development. Prior to the implementation of Montessori education, Montessori educational environment was prepared and a developmental assessment laboratory was set up. Thereafter, teachers received the Montessori Practitioner Training. DIAL-4 results according to teachers’ opinions revealed significant differences between the children in experimental and control groups in self-help skills and social emotional development subscale scores, while according to parents’ opinions, there were significant differences in the self-help skills subcale and overall development scores. DP-3 results revealed significant differences between the children in experimental and control groups in the adaptive behavior subscale according to teachers’ opinions, and physical development, cognitive development and communication subscale scores, as well as, overall development scores of the DP-3 according to parents’ opinions.

Language: Turkish

ISSN: 2458-777X

Abstract/Notes: Poor dietary habits in childhood can lead to obesity and chronic diseases later in life. Increasing children's nutrition knowledge and liking of fruits and vegetables are key factors in improving diet quality. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a nutrition program on knowledge, liking and intake of fruits and vegetables in Montessori students. Clustered-randomized control trial conducted in a Southeastern US Montessori school. Children aged 4-6 years old (intervention, n = 22; control, n = 29) participated in a 4-week nutrition education with taste testing of 12 fruits and vegetables. Nutrition knowledge, fruit and vegetable liking, and intake were measured with questionnaires, and analyzed using repeated measures analysis of covariance and descriptive analyses (SPSS v.23); significance defined as p < 0.05. Controlling for covariates, significant between group effects for nutrition knowledge (F = 24.16, p < 0.001) and liking tomatoes (F = 7.01, p = 0.01) were found. The intervention group increased vegetable intake (Hedges' g = 1.01) compared to the control, although it was not significant between groups (F = 1.95, p = 0.17). Initial examination of this program indicates that it was effective in increasing knowledge, vegetable liking and intake for young children in the sample. More research is needed to compare outcomes between educational delivery methods.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1111/josh.13237

ISSN: 1746-1561

Abstract/Notes: Although children’s books often include fantasy, research suggests that children do not learn as well from fantastical stories as from realistic ones. The current studies investigated whether the type of fantasy matters, in effect testing two possible mechanisms for fantasy’s interference. Across two studies, 110 5-year-olds were read different types of fantastical stories containing a problem and then were asked to solve an analogous problem in a real lab setting. Children who were read a minimally fantastical version of the story, in which the story occurred on another planet “that looked just like Earth,” were no more likely to transfer the solution than children who heard a story that was slightly more fantastical in that the story occurred on another planet and that planet looked different from Earth (e.g., orange grass, a green sky). In contrast, significantly higher rates of learning were observed when the story contained those elements and two physically impossible events (e.g., walking through walls). Furthermore, this improvement was obtained only when the impossible events preceded, and not when they followed, the educational content. Although fantasy may sometimes detract from learning (as other research has shown), these new studies suggest that minimal fantasy does not and that particular types of fantasy may even increase learning. We propose that the mechanism for this may be that a small dose of impossible events induces deeper processing of the subsequent events in the story.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105212

ISSN: 0022-0965

Language: Japanese

ISSN: 0913-4220

Abstract/Notes: Happiness should be a fundamental aim of education. This philosophical assertion raises the practical question of how teachers generate happiness in their classroom programs while operating under the current paradigm of educational accountability. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perspectives of early primary teachers, students, and parents on what makes a happy classroom. Data were collected through interviews of 12 teachers from public, independent, Waldorf, Froebel, and Montessori schools; over 72 hours of observation in eight early primary classrooms; interviews with 23 students (ages 3 to 8), drawing and photography with 64 students (ages 3 to 8); 66 parent surveys, and eight teacher exit interviews. Four cycles of analysis, including descriptive and conceptual approaches, resulted in the identification of five core conditions of happy classrooms: (a) relational pedagogy, (b) embodied learning, (c) pedagogical thoughtfulness (d) an ethos of happiness, and (e) an ethos of possibility. These five conditions were supported by 17 facets, which describe practical and conceptual ways to support pedagogical thinking and decision-making about children’s happiness in the complex worlds of busy classrooms. Five of the facets are spotlighted: (a) kids need to play, (b) stepping in stepping out, (c) sounds shape feelings and experience, (d) rhythms and routines, and (e) romancing children into delight. In addition, student and parent participants identified that play, positive friendships, time outdoors, experiences involving the arts, and experiences of positive feelings make children happy at school and when they are learning. The discussion centers on the role of teachers in establishing the tone of happy classrooms, considers the notion of strong pedagogy, discusses the generation of happiness in early primary classrooms in the form of lessons to be learned from different pedagogical traditions, and argues that, above all, children’s interests, needs, and development should be a teacher’s first point of consideration for all decisions about instruction and learning in the classroom. The discussion concludes with implications for teaching professionals and offers suggestions for future research.

Language: English

Published: Ottawa, Canada, 2013

Abstract/Notes: Aiming to improve child and family health through community- and hospital-based initiatives, the Community Health Division of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is adding the Montessori method of educational...

Language: English

ISSN: 1047-806X

Abstract/Notes: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali informasi mengenai persepsi Jean Charlier De Gerson dan Tuhan Yesus Kristus mengenai pelayanan anak dan bagaimana informasi tersebut berguna untuk membangun teori dan praktik Pendidikan Agama Kristen (PAK) bagi Anak di masa kini dan mendatang. Untuk mencapai tujuan penelitian ini, maka peneliti menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif  dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Melalui pengumpulan data terhadap sumber data primer dan sekunder ditemukan bahwa terdapat kesesuaian persepsi antara Jean C. D. Gerson dan Tuhan Yesus Kristus mengenai pelayanan anak. Bagi tokoh Pendidikan Agama Kristen (PAK) tersebut dan Tuhan Yesus Kristus, anak dan orang dewasa memiliki kedudukan dan nilai yang sama dalam  pelayanan. Memfokuskan diri bagi pelayanan anak / Pendidikan Agama Kristen (PAK) Anak  tidak merendahkan martabat seorang guru atau teolog. Sejatinya, pelayanan kepada anak adalah pelayanan Kristen yang tertinggi. Mendidik anak adalah kesempatan emas untuk memperoleh generasi unggul di masa mendatang.

Language: Indonesian

DOI: 10.51667/mjpkaud.v1i2.496

ISSN: 2798-6195

Abstract/Notes: Pemerolehan Bahasa pada anak – anak tidak akan berlangsung dengan baik apabila tidak disertai dengan stimulus dari lingkungan sekitarnya. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mendeskripsikan pengaruh video lagu anak – anak sebagai salah satu stimulus terhadap pemerolehan Bahasa anak usia dini. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ialah kualitatif deskriptif, dengan pemaparan situasi yang disajikan dalam bentuk uraian naratif. Subjek penelitian adalah anak usia dini yang sedang berada dalam fase sintaksis. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa video lagu anak – anak memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan pada pemerolehan Bahasa anak. Banyaknya perbendaharaan kata dalam video menjadi stimulus yang tepat bagi anak usia dini untuk mengembangkan proses pemerolehan Bahasa.

Language: Indonesian

DOI: 10.51667/mjpkaud.v2i1.602

ISSN: 2798-6195

Abstract/Notes: This study aims to describe the discipline given by parents based on Colossians 3:12-16 in the formation of children's character in Christian families. This research is a descriptive qualitative research with a literature study method, namely by using books, journals, and articles as the main source. The results of this study indicate that parents must use love as a form of discipline and parents should educate with patience and gentleness and parents must educate by beating and reprimanding according to God's word so that children will respect their parents more, become gentle and patient individuals and have integrity.

Language: Indonesian

DOI: 10.51667/mjpkaud.v3i2.1097

ISSN: 2798-6195