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Master's Thesis
The Effects of Nature on Concentration in Preschool: A Montessori Context
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Abstract/Notes: This study explored the effects of nature’s environment on attention fatigue restoration, and consequently the regulation of attention in preschool students through a Montessori perspective. The purpose of this study was to further evaluate how effective the attention restoration theory (ART) is for preschool students’ attention fatigue and, consequently, concentration. In addition, this study examined the implications ART has on developing independent attention sustainability in the context of the work period practiced in Montessori pedagogy. The retrospective interview of a Montessori teacher who has taught both indoors and outdoors provided content for further discussion about outdoor learning and its effects on concentration. In conclusion, there seems to be a positive influence on preschool students’ ability to concentrate on a task while working outdoors vs. indoors.
Language: English
Published: Moraga, California, 2022
Article
Waarnemingen uit de Montessori-School
Available from: Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archives)
Publication: Montessori Opvoeding, vol. 11, no. 3
Date: Mar 3, 1928
Pages: 18-19
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Language: Dutch
Book
Asili nido in Italia: il bambino da 0 a 3 anni [Nursery schools in Italy: the child from 0 to 3 years]
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Language: Italian
Published: Milano, Italy: Marzorati, 1980
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Uit de School
Available from: Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archives)
Publication: Montessori Opvoeding, vol. 7, no. 11
Date: Sep 6, 1924
Pages: 95
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Language: Dutch
Article
En förmiddag på montessoriförskola i Detroit [A morning at a Montessori preschool in Detroit]
Publication: Montessori-tidningen (Svenska montessoriförbundet), no. 6
Date: 2000
Pages: 11-12
Americas, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North America, United States of America
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Language: Swedish
ISSN: 1103-8101
Article
Montessori in the Public Schools
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 7, no. 2
Date: Apr 1994
Pages: 3–5
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Abstract/Notes: with sidebar, "Montessori in the Public Schools
Language: English
Article
Montessori Methods in Public Schools
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Education Digest, vol. 56, no. 1
Date: Sep 1990
Pages: 63-66
Americas, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: The article describes Montessori instruction and how this method is being increasingly adopted by public schools. Although private schools remain the primary settings for Montessori instruction in the U.S., the philosophy and methods identified with the movement have spread rapidly in the public system in the 1980s. First embraced by public educators in the mid-1970s as a theme for magnet programs designed to spur desegregation, the approach is now being used in about 110 public schools in 60 districts. Some 14,000 pupils were enrolled as of last 1989. The two major professional groups in the filed differ on the extent to which Montessori methods should be adapted to today's society, and dozens of different associations provide teacher training. Association leaders say they are working separately and together to promote the movement's spread into the public sector. But they concede that their efforts are relatively recent. The secret is based on the work of Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and biologist born in 1870 who first worked with children labeled and retarded and then with the children of poor families in inner-city Rome. Her children learn best in environments that respect and support their individual development. Maintaining that children's first six years are the most critical for learning, Montessori promoted a holistic approach that would begin children's education at an early age. In the eighties, the emphasis on early childhood education and the emergence of the school choice movement have further bolstered the popularity of Montessori ideas among school-savvy parents. The American Montessori Society (AMS) represents more than 700 schools. The U.S. branch of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) represents 130 schools. While only about two dozen public schools are officially recognized by either the AMS or the AMI, many public school teachers have been trained in programs accredited by those groups.
Language: English
ISSN: 0013-127X
Article
Be Gentle with Your School's Founding Head
Publication: Montessori Leadership, vol. 1, no. 3
Date: 2000
Pages: 4–5
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Language: English
Article
A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Montessori Education on Five Fields of Development and Learning in Preschool and School-Age Children
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 73
Date: Apr 2023
Pages: Article 102182
Child development, Children, Elementary school students, Learning, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - Evaluation, Preschool children
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Abstract/Notes: This meta-analysis examines the effects of Montessori Education (ME) on five dimensions of development and learning in preschool and school-age children. It includes data from 33 experimental or quasi-experimental studies comparing ME with other pedagogical approaches (268 effect sizes; n = 21,67). These studies were conducted in North-America, Asia and Europe, and published between 1991 and 2021. Effect size estimated using Hedges’ unbiased g, and a 3-level multilevel meta-analytic approach applied due to the dependency among the effect sizes obtained from the same study. Results showed that ME’s effects on development and learning are positive and vary from moderate to high, depending on the dimension considered: cognitive abilities (g = 0.17), social skills (g = 0.22), creativity (g = 0.25), motor skills (g = 0.27), and academic achievement (g = 1.10). Analyses of different moderators did not reveal differences by school level, type of publication and continent.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2023.102182
ISSN: 0361-476X
Article
Upcoming Requirements for AMS Secondary Teachers and Heads of Schools
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 28, no. 4
Date: Winter 2017
Pages: 20
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Abstract/Notes: Lead teachers in Secondary-level classes in AMS-accredited and full-member schools who are teaching math, English, history, humanities, or sciences will be required to have the appropriate Montessori credential (i.e., Secondary I or I-II).[...]the head of school must either: * Hold a Montessori credential and score a requisite number of points for professional development and related work experience, as detailed on the Head of School Requirements Verification Form.
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040