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Doctoral Dissertation
Learning Processes of Highly Gifted Children in the Free Work of the Montessori Method - an Empirical Analysis on the Basis of Individual Case Studies in Montessori Primary Schools
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Abstract/Notes: The beginnings of the dissertation by Esther Grindel, holder of the Montessori diploma and former assistant at the Montessori Centre, also date back to this time. The survey analyses in an empirical way how and under which conditions highly gifted primary school children can learn according to their individual competencies and needs in the periods of Free Work, which is a characteristic way of learning in the Montessori Method. On the basis of four descriptive case studies of highly gifted students of a Montessori primary school typical structures of their ways of learning during the Montessori Free Work are investigated in a comparative analysis. The results, which are discussed in the context of current findings of the research on high abilities, are of great interest to both the Montessori schools and for the fostering at regular schools. A publication of the work as part of the series “Impulses of New Education” is in preparation.
Language: English
Published: Münster, Germany, 2005
Book Section
Kinaesthetic Learning Material for EFL Pronunciation Teaching and Their Potential for Teacher Education
Book Title: Activating and Engaging Learners and Teachers: Perspectives for English Language Education
Pages: 119-140
Foreign language education, Language acquisition, Language development, Language education, Montessori materials
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Language: English
Published: Tübingen, Germany: Narr Francke Attempto, 2023
Edition: 1st ed.
ISBN: 978-3-8233-8460-1 3-8233-8460-0
Series: AAA - Arbeiten aus Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Conference Paper
Moveable Älıpbi: The Montessori Method for Robot-Assisted Alphabet Learning
Available from: Springer Link
International Conference on Social Robotics 2022
Asia, Central Asia, Information and communications technology (ICT), Kazakhstan, Montessori method of education, Moveable alphabet, Robotics in education, Technology and children
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Abstract/Notes: The Montessori method is well-known for its child-centered and hands-on learning approach for early literacy development. This study is the first to apply the Montessori method in robot-assisted language learning (RALL). We developed an alphabet learning system that consists of a Moveable alphabet, a tablet, and a social robot. We conducted a between-subjects experiment with 89 Kazakh children aged 6–11 that learned the Kazakh Latin alphabet either with a Montessori-human (MH) or a Montessori-robot (MR) teacher. We examined the effects of the learning method on children’s learning gains and emotional outcomes across these two conditions. Our results suggest that in the Montessori learning environment the MH teacher was significantly more effective in providing early literacy support than the MR teacher. The emotional states were mixed between grades, but the children in the MR condition felt happier than those in the MH condition in Grades 1 (ages 6–7) and 4 (ages 10–11). This exploratory study suggests testing the method’s effectiveness in long-term child-robot interactions, with varied learning tasks over time.
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022
Pages: 114-123
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24670-8_11
ISBN: 978-3-031-24670-8
Article
Learning to Write by the Montessori Method
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1986, no. 4
Date: 1986
Pages: 7-16
Montessori materials, Montessori method of education, Moveable alphabet, Writing - Instruction and study
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
Conference Paper
Montessori-based Design of Long-term Child-Robot Interaction for Alphabet Learning
Available from: ACM Digital Library
Asia, Central Asia, Human-computer interaction, Information and communications technology (ICT), Kazakhstan, Language acquisition, Language education, Montessori method of education, Moveable alphabet, Reading, Robotics in education, Technology and children
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Abstract/Notes: The transition of the Kazakh alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin, set to be fully implemented by 2031, poses unwanted challenges to early and continuous literacy development and acquisition of the new script. This creates a need to design innovative learning solutions to boost children's motivation in acquiring the new Kazakh Latin alphabet. The Montessori method has proven itself effective for young children to engage in self-directed and developmentally appropriate literacy acquisition. These core ideas have been carefully adopted to establish design principles for the robotic system that is adhering to the principles of the Montessori pedagogy. This paper proposes a robotic system named Moveable -l-pbi and details its interaction design life cycle from understanding users and establishing requirements to designing, and implementing robot behaviours and validating them with the Montessori practitioner. This process was iterative that involved several cycles of piloting the system with children of targeted age groups and redesigning the learning activities. With the aim to evaluate the proposed system and to find the most cognitively rewarding way of learning the alphabet, we conducted a mixed-subject design experiment with 60 Kazakh children aged 8-10 years old from a local public school where we compare the proposed Moveable -l-pbi robotic system with a baseline Montessori human teacher. The results demonstrate the potential of the robot as a Montessori teacher in providing foundational letter acquisition over multiple sessions. Implications for improving the interaction design and activities are discussed based on the findings.
Language: English
Published: New York, New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Mar 2023
Pages: 691–695
ISBN: 978-1-4503-9970-8
Article
Hands on Learning
Publication: Montessori Voices [Montessori Aotearoa New Zealand], vol. 49
Date: Apr 2008
Pages: 6
Montessori materials, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: moveable alphabet, pink tower, golden beads, world puzzle map
Language: English
ISSN: 1178-6213, 2744-662X
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
Relevant Professional Development: Reflective of Adult Learning Styles
Available from: St. Catherine University
Action research, Montessori materials, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: This action research project was instigated to determine the effects of professional development (PD) for practicing Montessori teachers using the Montessori Language materials. The specific targeted materials included: vocabulary cards, sound analysis, sandpaper letters, moveable alphabet, pencil use, and reading. The research took place during a four week period in a large west coast Montessori school that serves children between 18 months and 12 years old. The teachers who participated in the study all worked with children between the ages of 3 – 6 years old. The data was collected using a provider journal (notes taken by the researcher during the PD sessions), questionnaires and weekly teacher logs. The researcher used available PD literature to plan and execute the study, which highlighted the importance of teachers participating in PD that was designed around participant identified content. The literature also provided guidance as to the content methods to incorporate into the PD sessions. At the conclusion of the study, findings revealed that the teachers benefited from support in all the language categories listed. They also became aware of the content delivery methods that best met their individual needs. Future research is needed to determine the content and delivery needs of teachers in different stages of their careers.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2016
Doctoral Dissertation (Ed.D.)
Project-Based and Student-Centered Learning in Teaching the Montessori Social Development Curriculum
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how Montessori middle school educators described the use of project-based and student-centered learning to teach social development to their adolescent female students in the southeast region of the United States. The theoretical framework providing a lens for this examination of project-based and student-centered learning and how teachers described how such learning exercised on their students’ social development was Vygotsky’s social learning and development theory. Two research questions were posed for this study. RQ1 asked: How do Montessori middle school educators describe the use of project-based learning to teach social development to their adolescent female students? RQ2 asked: How do Montessori middle school educators describe the use of student-centered learning to teach social development to their adolescent female students? The sample (N = 30) completed 30 questionnaires, 10 individual semi-structured interviews via Zoom, and a 3-member focus group via Zoom. The sampling strategy was purposeful sampling. All participants originated from the southeast region of the United States and represented one school. An open-ended questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, and a focus group were the sources of data. Thematic analysis with an inductive coding approach was performed to identify, analyze, and report patterns emerging from the data. Four key themes emerged: (a) promoting the construction of knowledge; (b) student voice and choice; (c) student ownership and agency; (d) construction of learning. The results highlighted the important role that Montessori middle school educators play when teaching adolescents girls.
Language: English
Published: Phoenix, Arizona, 2021
Doctoral Dissertation (Ph.D.)
Architecture and Students' Physical Activity in Learning Environments
Available from: University of Notre Dame Australia
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Language: English
Published: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 2022
Doctoral Dissertation (Ed.D.)
Toward an Improved Model of Education: Maria Montessori, Karl Popper, and the Evolutionary Epistemology of Human Learning
Available from: Lehigh University Library
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Abstract/Notes: Although most Americans steadfastly maintain that getting a good education guarantees a better society and opens the door to more rewarding careers, it is debated regularly whatthe best set of educational priorities and practices that constitute good schoolingshould be. Sociopolitical considerations of power and control have often driven the agendas of educational reform movements in the United States, and these agendas have typically clustered around adult priorities and ideas of how knowledge should be “transmitted” to children (Cuban, 2003, 2004; Kliebard, 1995, 2002; Perkinson, 1968, 1980, 1984; Tyack & Cuban, 1995). It is asserted in this dissertation that approaches to educational reform should instead be derived from an informed understanding of naturalistic human learning so that curricular structures and pedagogical practices start from children and work backwards in support of their intrinsic curiosity and search for regularities in the world around them...
Language: English
Published: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 2012