Abstract/Notes: This study examined the impact of Montessori training provided to Assistants in authentic Montessori schools that are operating as licensed childcare centers. The study looked at correlations between the implementation of a Montessori specific training program for Assistants and how that impacted the active engagement of the children throughout the morning work cycle. The Lead Teacher in the participating classroom was asked to take a time sampling of the students' engagement levels every 30 minutes during the morning work cycle for a 2 week period of time. This quantitative analysis was completed to determine how many children were wandering, actively engaged, disengaged or actively disengaged in their work. After the data collection period ended, Assistants were given training that focused on the Montessori method and philosophy, classroom management, and feedback/expectations in their role. Post-training, the goal was to conduct another 2 week round of time sampling to analyze if the engagement level of the children increased. However, during the training period, turnover at the participating school increased from 3% to 33%, leaving the researcher unable to fully complete the training before conducting another round of time sampling. Interviews during and after this period of time indicated that the reason for the turnover was due to an inauthentic Montessori classroom feel (55% of respondents) and/or personal reasons (45% of respondents.) With further research, the root causes of the "inauthentic classroom feel" were narrowed down to difficult child behaviors, transitions of children moving from the toddler room to the children's house room, and, overwhelmingly, a lack of Assistant training. While the original research project was unable to be completed due to the staff turnover, the root cause of the turnover pointed to the necessity of implementing an Assistant Training program in the future. Not only would this potentially decrease Teacher and Assistant turnover in the Montessori classroom, but better retention and more highly trained staff would most certainly have a positive impact on child engagement in the classroom.

Language: English

Published: River Falls, Wisconsin, 2019

Abstract/Notes: This study examined the nature of circle time within early childhood Montessori classrooms in the United States of America. We explored literature pertaining to the history and development of circle time as well as circle time research in preschool and kindergarten settings. Unable to find writings or research specific to Montessori circle time practices, we crafted a 30-question survey for early childhood Montessori teachers to determine basic information about their circle time approaches. The survey asked participants about demographic information, circle time logistics, circle time activities, reactions to circle time, planning and preparation, and the morning work cycle. Using social media and direct emails, we gathered over 300 responses from 50 states and the District of Columbia; a total of 276 participants completed the full survey. Results focused on five different areas: time - the frequency, duration, and scheduling of circle time; attendance - who joined circle time and for how long; teacher preparation - participants’ training and planning approaches; circle time programming - the most common and popular activities; the morning work cycle – its relation to circle time. Results revealed that 92% of survey participants have circle time every day or most days; most participants hold circle time as the last event of the morning for generally 20 minutes or less; the most common circle time events were show and tell, calendar work, vocabulary lessons, Grace and Courtesy lessons, read aloud discussions, dancing and movement, snack time, general conversation, read aloud (stories), and birthday celebrations. Most participants had a work cycle that lasts less than three hours. This study promotes reflection on the importance and meaning of circle time in Montessori classrooms in relation to its apparent absence in Dr. Montessori’s writings.

Language: English

Published: River Falls, Wisconsin, 2021

Abstract/Notes: Este artículo se deriva de la investigación realizada en Trabajo de Grado para optar al título de Licenciadas en Educación Preescolar en la Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó y ha sido denominada “La Estimulación de los Sentidos en la Actividad Pedagógica con Niños y Niñas de 3 a 5 años de edad para el beneficio del Desarrollo Cognitivo en el Colegio Montessori de Medellín en el año 2016”. En éste se abordarán las categorías: “actividades docentes para la estimulación sensorial”, “tiempo y frecuencia de la estimulación sensorial respecto a los dispositivos básicos del aprendizaje” y por último “estrategias para la estimulación sensorial”.  Esta investigación fue realizada bajo el paradigma cualitativo y se inscribe en el tipo de estudio descriptivo, cuenta con una muestra de 28 niños y niñas de los grados maternal, pre-jardín y jardín del colegio Montessori de Medellín; los datos fueron recolectados por medio de entrevistas semi-estructuradas, observaciones participantes y no participantes. Uno de los hallazgos más importantes de la presente investigación fue la identificación de factores externos que intervienen directamente en el desempeño de los dispositivos básicos del aprendizaje en los niños y las niñas en las actividades implementadas para la estimulación sensorial. [This article is derived from the research "La Estimulación de los Sentidos enla Actividad Pedagógica con Niños y Niñas de 3 a 5 años de edad para el beneficio del Desarrollo Cognitivo en el Colegio Montessori de Medellín en el año 2016". Where the categories "educational activities for sensory stimulation", "time and frequency ofsensory stimulation on the basic learning devices" and finally "strategies for sensory stimulation" will be addressed.This research was conducted under the qualitative paradigm and fits into the type of descriptive study and has a sample of 28 children of maternal degrees, pre-kindergarten and Montessori school garden Medellin; Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, participant observation and non-participants. The most important finding of this research was the identification of externalfactors directly involved in the performance of the basic devices of learning in children.]

Language: Spanish

ISSN: 2172-7775

Abstract/Notes: While school gardens are familiar in many Western contexts and research has reported significant pedagogical and affective benefits of these resources, there is limited reporting of their use in non-Western contexts. A pilot school gardening project involving a quasi-experimental mixed method design was undertaken in the Sultanate of Oman with several Grade 2 and Grade 7 classes to determine if this resource might provide benefits in this particular context. This paper reports on the findings for the Grade 2 cohort. While these findings were somewhat mixed and need to be treated tentatively given that the study was a pilot, they did suggest that school gardens in Oman could provide affective and possibly health benefits for students. The potential health benefits could be particularly significant because the Omani population is beginning to exhibit a rapid increase in “lifestyle diseasesâ€, most notably diabetes and cardiovascular illnesses. These illnesses appear to be linked to poor dietary habits and a more sedentary lifestyle among the younger generation.

Language: English

ISSN: 2077-2327

Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study was to analyze the perception pre-service early childhood teachers' the meaning of teaching. The subjects of this study were 39, senior in early childhood education. These Subjects wrote the Journal, "What is teaching?". A content analysis was conducted. The study results can be summarized as follows. Teaching is 'a valuable activity that not only take knowledges but also take goles, need a teachers' passion, understanding learner's mind, transmit the knowledges, teaching is learning, develop the learner's ability, show the model. The reason to perception were practicum in child care centers, assistant teachers, curricular for pre-service education. A clarifying the meaning of teaching is fundamental work for authentic teaching. / 본 연구는 예비교사들이 가르침에 대해 어떻게 생각하는가를 분석하고자 하였다. 연구대상은 4년제 대학 유아교육과 학생 39명이다. 연구 참여자들에게 '가르치는 일은 무엇인가'라는 주제로 저널쓰기를 실시하였다. 수집된 자료는 내용분석을 통해 분석되었다. 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 의미를 도출하였다. 가르치는 일은 '지식뿐만 아니라 어떤 목적을 이루는 가치 있는 활동이다, 가르치는 일에는 교사의 열정이 필요하다, 학습자를 잘 이해하는 것이다, 지식을 전달하는 것이다, 배우는 일과 같다, 학습자의 능력을 개발해주는 것이다, 교사가 모범을 보이는 것이다'로 인식하였다. 이러한 인식에 영향을 준 요인은 보육실습, 보조교사, 대학교에서의 수업 등 이었다. 가르치는 일에 대한 의미를 밝히는 것은 바람직한 수업을 하기 위한 기초 작업이 될 수 있다.

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1226-9417

Language: English

Published: Bloomington, Indiana, 2015

Language: English

Published: Moraga, California, 2016

Abstract/Notes: Most learners find science challenging, which may be because of the methodology used in the early years that presents it as difficult and abstract. On the other hand, the Montessori Method uses a hands-on approach to teaching science from the early years. This study, therefore, looks at the effect of the teachers' utilization of the Montessori approach to early childhood education in Ika South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State, Nigeria. Two research questions and hypotheses were raised. The research design adopted for the study was a descriptive, pre-test, post-test, quasi-experimental method used to test the differences between the pupils' learning experiences in the two groups. The Taro Yamane formula was used to get the sample size, and a stratified random sampling technique was used to select 77 teachers and 40 nursery pupils, comprising ten each in experimental and control groups, in two schools in Ika South LGA of Delta State. The instruments to be used for this study will be self-designed multiple-choice achievement test questions in early years' science and four-point Likert-type self-structured questionnaires. The result indicates that teachers' knowledge and utilization of the Montessori approach to teaching pre-primary science is more effective than the conventional teaching method. Some suggestions were made for the way forward

Language: English

DOI: 10.33750/ijhi.v6i1.177

ISSN: 2614-6169

Language: English

Published: Moraga, California, 2008

Language: Korean

Published: Seoul, South Korea, 1993