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Article
Cornerstones of Character for the Primary Child
Publication: Montessori Articles (Montessori Australia Foundation)
Date: n.d.
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Language: English
Article
Minimbah Pilot Montessori Primary Classroom
Publication: Montessori Articles (Montessori Australia Foundation)
Date: n.d.
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Language: English
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The Final Year of Primary: Survey Results
Publication: Forza Vitale!, vol. 16, no. 2
Date: 1997
Pages: 13–16
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Language: English
Article
Music Refresher Course–A Primary Teacher's Perspective
Publication: Forza Vitale!, vol. 19, no. 2
Date: 2000
Pages: 7
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Abstract/Notes: AMI Refresher Course, San Diego, CA, January, 2000
Language: English
Article
OMA Assistants' Workshop [summary]
Publication: Forza Vitale!, vol. 22, no. 1
Date: 2002
Pages: 4
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Language: English
Article
Gardening Cycles in a Primary Garden
Publication: Forza Vitale!, vol. 22, no. 3
Date: 2003
Pages: 12
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Language: English
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Ms. Stephenson Speaks [Summary of workshop: "Why Montessori Is Relevant Today"]
Publication: Forza Vitale!, vol. 17, no. 2
Date: 1998
Pages: 5–6
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Language: English
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The 24th International Montessori Congress: "Education as an Aid to Life" Paris, July 2001 [Conference summary]
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 2001, no. 2-3
Date: 2001
Pages: 15–18
Conferences, International Montessori Congress (24th, Paris, France, 2-4 July 2001)
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
Article
Nongraded Primary Education
Available from: ERIC
Publication: ERIC Digest, no. 74
Date: Aug 1982
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Abstract/Notes: In nongraded education, children of different ages and ability levels are taught together and make continuous progress rather than being promoted once per year. Research studies support nongraded primary education by indicating that young children vary in their rates of intellectual development and learn best through hands-on activities with concrete materials. In addition, participation in mixed-age groups has social and cognitive benefits. Teaching multi-age classes requires more teacher preparation time and knowledge about child development, integrated curriculum, and instructional strategies. The implementation of nongraded education is facilitated by the following: (1) understanding and support by teachers and parents; (2) practical training for teachers; and (3) support by both administrators and school boards. (MLF)
Language: English
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How Focus Creates Engagement in Primary Design and Technology Education: The Effect of Well-Defined Tasks and Joint Presentations on a Class of Nine to Twelve Years Old Pupils
Available from: Design and Technology Education
Publication: Design and Technology Education: an International Journal, vol. 25, no. 2
Date: 2020
Pages: 10-28
Europe, Holland, Montessori schools, Netherlands, Western Europe
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Abstract/Notes: During a Design and Technology class, engagement is both required to start creative hands-on work and a sign of pupil’s creative thinking. To find ways to achieve engagement, we can look to the Montessori tradition. Due to the fact that learning is regarded as feeding insight through experimenting, tasks have to offer pupils the opportunity to gain knowledge about isolated details of the learning situation. This is realised by brief, simple and objective tasks combined with liberty to approach the hands-on work in one’s own way. Applied to Design and Technology, we can define brief, simple and objective tasks with a focus on a technique as an isolated detail of the learning situation. Offering liberty during hands-on work enables creative thinking. The deployment of well-defined tasks with a focus on a technique is possible by dividing a complex assignment into a collection of brief tasks with single problems and working towards single objectives in the topic, making use of a single technique. Such a collection is a format that has the potential to enable ongoing engagement. This case-study researches the actual effect of a stepwise organised collection of tasks on the design performance of pupils of nine to twelve years old. The results show that the tasks turned out to be useful in initiating engagement. In combination with joint presentations, ongoing engagement was achieved resulting in well-considered designs and products. In addition, dialogue with disengaged pupils delivered solutions towards engagement. As a side-effect of dialogue the teacher-pupil relationships and the pupil-pupil relationships improved.
Language: English
ISSN: 1360-1431