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Article
An Ideal School for Children
Available from: Newspapers.com
Publication: The Lassen Mail (Susanville, California)
Date: Nov 9, 1917
Pages: 6
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Language: English
Patent
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for use in Teaching Children
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Abstract/Notes: This invention relates to apparatus for initiating children in an easy and rapid way into the fundamental principles of arithmetic. The apparatus according to the invention comprises bead apparatus, lined sheets, multiplication anddivision apparatus and apparatus for demonstrating the power of numbers.
Language: English
Date of issue: 1912-07-11
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
Preschool Partners with Public Schools for Grant
Available from: Advantage Preservation - Catholic Messenger
Publication: The Catholic Messenger (Davenport, Iowa), vol. 127, no. 3
Date: Jan 22, 2009
Pages: 9
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Language: English
ISSN: 0008-8234
Article
ACE Coalition Intensifies Action for Educational Choice
Publication: Montessori Observer, vol. 16, no. 1
Date: Mar 1995
Pages: 4
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Language: English
ISSN: 0889-5643
Document
Concepts and Practices in Montessori Teaching for Early Childhood Children / แนวคิดและแนวทางปฏิบัติในการสอนแบบมอนเตสซอรี่สําหรับเด็กปฐมวัย
Available from: Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) Thailand
Asia, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - Teachers, Southeast Asia, Teachers, Thailand
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Language: Thai
Published: Jan 2014
Master's Thesis (M.F.A.)
Early Elementary Spaces for Active Learning and Constructivist Teaching
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
Classroom environments, Constructivism (Education), Design, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Montessori schools, Prepared environment
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Abstract/Notes: The objective of this study was to evaluate how the design of the built environment can assist schoolteachers in their use of constructivist techniques as students transition from learning by play to didactic learning in early elementary learning spaces. With the increased expectations and standards for early elementary school, how can the built environment support both teachers and constructivist learning approaches such as experiential and active learning strategies to increase interactive and playful learning?Children's transition to structured schooling is associated with new experiences and challenges for students and parents. Students experience new environments, people, and modes of learning (Fabian & Dunlop, 2007). In addition to this impactful life transition as children enter primary school, increased state-mandated standards have resulted in more didactic teaching approaches in kindergarten causing an abrupt transition to sedentary learning from play focused learning in prekindergarten ("The New First Grade: Too Much Too Soon," 2006; Miller & Almon, 2009). However, Friedrich Froebel's intent for kindergarten was far different than what we see today, with kindergartens looking far different when compared to the original and prekindergarten in the United States more accurately resembling Froebel's vision (Fabian & Dunlop, 2007). Early childhood theorists, Piaget and Vygotsky, deemed learning by play essential for young children, proving critical for social and emotional skills (Wenner, 2009; Barros, Silver, & Stein, 2009; Coolahan, Fantuzzo, Mendez, & McDermott, 2000; Raver & Ziegler, 1997; Fantuzzo & McWayne, 2002; Coolahan, Fantuzzo, Mendez, & McDermott, 2000; Yogman, 2018). There is evidence to show children in early elementary school, learn best by doing; (Taylor & Boyer, 2019; Yogman, 2018) so, the physical classroom environment and supportive learning spaces should support this type of active and playful learning by providing spaces that allow teachers to engage their students in these types of learning experiences. Priorities have shifted due to increased expectations as many teachers find themselves in a dilemma balancing didactic teaching for learning standards versus developmentally appropriate practices. Design considerations of the physical classroom impact how a teacher engages students in subject matter (Byers, Imms, & Hartnell-Young, 2014; Thomas, 2010; Monahan, 2002). Design of the built environment can also assist teachers' utilization of active learning strategies through intentional space planning and design programming. This study hopes to understand how learning spaces can support active learning, equipping teachers with the spaces, layout, and technology needed to accommodate active learning practices to meet required objectives. By evaluating constructivist active learning strategies through a qualitative study, the researcher aims to use design as a tool to lessen the abrupt change from playful learning to sedentary learning commonly occurring as students transition into primary school. Findings from a teacher focus group provided the researcher with emergent themes aligning with constructivist pedagogy for Florida's early elementary learning standards. Focus group discussion provided the researcher with the design considerations and programming criteria to form a comprehensive design solution to ease the transition into didactic learning through a variety of learning environments and design considerations supportive of active learning strategies.
Language: English
Published: Tallahassee, Florida, 2022
Article
Montessoriańska koncepcja wychowania do niezależności: próba współczesnej interpretacji [Montessori's concept of education for independence: contemporary interpretation]
Available from: Central and Eastern European Online Library
Publication: Pedagogika Rodziny, vol. 5, no. 3
Date: 2015
Pages: 47-58
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Abstract/Notes: Article presents a theoretical analysis of Montessori’s concept of education for cognitive and socio-emotional autonomy. The main aim is prove a unique contemporary validity of theoretical and methodological aspects of this educational philosophy. First, the cycle of self-discipline development, as observed by Maria Montessori, has been described with reference to different forms of pedagogical actions, helping children to transform from perceiving classroom rules of behavior as external to self-direction, deeply grounded in internal needs for autonomy and selfrealization. Then, deep analogies between Montessori pedagogy and contemporary theories of self-regulation by B. Zimmerman has been shown. As a summary, “Decalogue of Montessori Teacher” has been reminded, as a set of rules for everyday educational work based on the principle of “desired non-interference”.
Language: Polish
ISSN: 2082-8411, 2543-862X
Master's Thesis
Charter School Authorizers and Programming: Searching for Best Practices in Michigan
Available from: Georgetown University
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Abstract/Notes: Compares Montessori, Core Knowledge and Art based Curricula. Policymakers lack hard evidence that points toward specific educational best practices for charter schools at the school and authorizer level. This study uses proficiency rates and scale scores on the MEAP standardized exam to identify differences in the effectiveness of authorizers, school-level practices, and curricula among charter schools in Michigan. Following the work of Carlson, Lavery, and Witte (2012), I compare university-authorized charter schools to district-authorized charter schools but find little difference in proficiency rates or scale scores in individual grades or for white, black, and FRL-eligible subgroups. However, I am able to specifically identify several authorizers in Michigan as having below-average performance. I also find significant achievement gains associated with schools that use Core Knowledge and Montessori curricula, no positive achievement effects associated with arts-based curricula, and negative effects from attending a virtual charter school. Finally, I conduct a secondary analysis of charter school expulsions and conclude that it is unlikely that the achievement effects I observe are related to differences in the expulsion policies of charter schools.
Language: English
Published: Washington, D.C., 2013
Book Section
Material for the Development of Mental Functions
Book Title: Towards a New Education: A Record and Synthesis of the Discussions on the New Psychology and the Curriculum at the Fifth World Conference of the New Education Fellowship held at Elsinore, Denmark, in August 1929
Pages: 141-144
Denmark, Europe, International Conference of the New Education Fellowship (5th, Helsingør/Elsinore, Denmark, 8-21 August, 1929), International Montessori Congress (1st, Helsingør/Elsinore, Denmark, 8-21 August 1929), Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., New Education Fellowship, Nordic countries, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Theosophical Society, Theosophy
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Language: English
Published: New York: A. A. Knopf, 1930