Language: English

Published: Wellington, New Zealand: Tawa Montessori Preschool, 2008

ISBN: 978-1-877479-31-1 1-877479-31-4

Language: Catalan

ISSN: 2014-6965

Abstract/Notes: Public Montessori schools have grown in number significantly in the United States. This case study chronicles the journey of teachers as they navigate the tension of balancing the Montessori approach with an accountability Standards model. Although Montessori may be in demand among parents in the nation, exhibited by the increase in public Montessori schools, this approach remains in the niche, or boutique, versus the big box of standards education. In this case study, teachers from a large standards-based school in transition to becoming a public Montessori school answered self-reflective survey questions and were observed in their classrooms to verify their responses. Using this approach, the teachers' practice and reflections were compared and contrasted against the teachers' proclaimed continuum for balancing the dual curriculums of Montessori and Standards-based instruction. Twelve teachers were then interviewed and observed to examine their ability to change. The descriptive feedback from these teachers gave insight into the challenges and successes of implementing complex instructional change. Among significant findings was that some teachers in a short time were able to successfully balance the two curriculum mandates. This study's results revealed that given a complex criteria of support, motivated and experienced teachers could implement this change. This study opens the possibility that under certain circumstances, Montessori boutique education could be replicated in a public Big Box way.

Language: English

Published: Greensboro, North Carolina, 2013

Language: Dutch

Abstract/Notes: Uit het dagboek van Anna Maccheroni. [From the diary of Anna Maccheroni.]

Language: Dutch

Language: English

ISSN: 0959-4108

Abstract/Notes: It was hypothesized that the Montessori curriculum accelerates the acquisition of a number of concrete operational skills. To test this, eighty 4-year-old children were given three Piagetian problems—seriation, classification, and conservation. Half of the subjects were from Montessori schools, and the other half were from more traditional nursery settings. Within each type of school, half of the children were first year and the other half were second year enrollees. Results showed that significantly more Montessori than traditional children seriated and classified objects like concrete thinkers but that there were no differences on the conservation problem. Year of enrollment did not influence performance on any of the tasks. It was concluded that the hypothesis was confirmed and that the failure to find acceleration of conservation performance was due to its advanced nature relative to the other problems and/or the tangential manner in which Montessori exercises deal with the critical concepts that underly it.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/0361-476X(76)90055-2

ISSN: 0361-476X

Abstract/Notes: Bu araştırmada, Montessori Yöntemi'nin okul öncesi eğitimi alan 36-66 ay çocuklarının öz bakım becerilerine etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın bağımlı değişkeni çocukların öz bakım (kişisel bakım ve temizlik, yemek yeme, dinlenme, giyinme, kazalardan korunma, çevreyi düzenleme) becerileri, bağımsız değişkeni ise Montessori Yöntemi'dir. Bu araştırmanın çalışma grubu 2013-2014 öğretim yılında Konya ili, Selçuklu ilçesi, Selçuk Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi İhsan Doğramacı Uygulama Anaokulunda eğitim alan ve yansız atama ile seçilen 3-6 yaş grubu çocuklarından oluşmaktadır. Araştırmaya 20 deneme, 20 kontrol grubu olmak üzere 40 çocuk dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu oluşturulurken yaş değişkeni göz önünde bulundurulmuş ve gruplar eşitlenmiştir. Araştırmada okul öncesi çocuklarının öz bakım becerilerini belirlemek amacıyla Öz Bakım Becerileri Değerlendirme Testi kullanılmıştır. Testler çocuklara deneme öncesi ve sonrasında uygulanmış, ayrıca beş hafta sonra deneme grubuna eğitimin kalıcılığı ölçmek için tekrar uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen verilerin analizinde; Mann Witney U Testi ve Wilcoxon İşaretli Sıralar Testi uygulanmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular aşağıda özetlenmiştir: ● Deneme grubu çocuklarının öz bakım becerileri son test puan ortalamaları ön test puan ortalamalarından anlamlı düzeyde yüksektir. ● Kontrol grubu çocuklarının öz bakım becerileri son test puan ortalamaları ön test puan ortalamalarından anlamlı düzeyde yüksektir. ● Deneme grubu çocukları öz bakım becerilerinden temizlik ve kişisel bakım, yemek yeme, dinlenme, giyinme becerilerinde son test puan ortalamaları, kontrol grubu çocuklarının temizlik ve kişisel bakım, yemek yeme, dinlenme, giyinme becerileri son test puan ortalamalarından anlamlı düzeyde yüksektir. Kendini kazalardan koruma ve çevreyi düzenleme becerilerinde ise deneme ve kontrol grubunun bulguları benzer çıkmıştır. ● Deneme grubu çocuklarının son test puan ortalamaları ile izleme testi puan ortalamaları arasında anlamlı bir farklılaşma bulunmamıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar doğrultusunda ulaşılan genel sonuç, Montessori Yöntemi'nin okul öncesi çocuklarının öz bakım becerilerine olumlu yönde katkı sağladığı ve MEB Okul Öncesi Eğitim Programına göre temizlik ve kişisel bakım, yemek yeme, dinlenme, giyinme becerilerine göre daha etkili olduğudur. / In this study, the effects of The Montessori Method on preschool children's (36-66 months) self care skills were examined. The dependent variable in this study was "children's self care skills (personal care and cleaning, eating, resting, wearing, protecting themselves from the accident, arranging environment)", the independent variable was "The Montessori Method". The study group of the research consisted of three/six years old children who were chosen with the objective assignment and had education in Selcuk University Health Sciences Faculty Ihsan Dogramaci Application Kindergarden School in 2013–2014 education year in Selcuklu county in Konya. A total of 40 children were included in the study;twenties of them were in the experimental group and the rest of them were in the control group. While the study groups were being formed, age variable was taken into consideration and groups were equally distributed. In the study, self care skills assessment test was used to determine preschool children's self care skills assessment. The tests were applied to children before and after testing, and they were applied again to evaluate permanence to experimental group 5 weeks later. At the analysis of the data acquired in the study, Mann Witney U Test and Wilcoxon signed ranks tests were applied. The findings of the study were summarized below: ● The general self care skills of children in experimental group's post-test average scores were significantly higher than pre-test average scores. ● The general self care skills of children in control group's post-test average scores were significantly higher than pre-test average scores. ● The post test average scores of children in experimental group's self care skills (personal care and cleaning,eating,resting,wearing skills) were meaningfully higher than the post test average scores of children in control group. Also protecting themselves from the accident and arranging environment skills' scores were same between children in experimental and control group. ● No significant difference was found between post-test average scores and follow-up tests average scores of experimental group. The general conclusion which was obtained from the results was The Montessori Method made positive contribution to preschool children's self care skills and it was more effecient than Ministry of National Education Pre-school Education Program about the personal care and cleaning, eating, resting, wearing skills.

Language: Turkish

Published: Konya, Turkey, 2015

Abstract/Notes: Parent-teacher partnership could dramatically improve educational outcomes for students (Bikmaz & Guler, 2003; Epstein, 2001). However, most teachers and parents lack knowledge and resources for creating this relationship (Christenson, 2004; Epstein, 2001; Henderson & Mapp, 2002). The interactive handbook is a tool for Montessori elementary educators and parents that addresses the common barriers to connection and develops a partnership to provide a continuation of lessons and values from the classroom to the home. The implementation is focused on the Montessori elementary context as it correlates to the "cosmic education" philosophy. Current parents and teachers in the public and private sector of Montessori elementary education evaluated the handbook, and their feedback was incorporated to be the most relevant and effective tool possible. [Reviewed in AMI Communications 2008/1]

Language: English

Published: Münster, Germany, 2006

Language: Dutch

ISSN: 0166-588X