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Article

Public Montessori Programs in the United States

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 6, no. 4

Pages: 11-14

Public Montessori

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Abstract/Notes: Directory

Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

Master's Thesis

Acquisition of English as a Second Language for Hispanic Immigrant Adults with Low Academic and Socioeconomic Levels in the United States of America Through a Proposed Montessori Approach / Adquisición del Inglés como Segunda Lengua en Adultos Hispanos Inmigrantes con Bajo Nivel Académico y Socioeconómico en Estados Unidos de América: Proponiendo un Enfoque Montessori

Available from: American Montessori Society

Adult education, Americas, Immigrants, Language acquisition, Language development, Montessori method of education, North America, United States of America

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Language: English

Published: San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, 2017

Doctoral Dissertation

Assessment Practices Used by Montessori Teachers of Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade Students in the United States

Available from: American Montessori Society

Americas, Assessment, Montessori method of education - Teachers, North America, Teachers, United States of America

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Abstract/Notes: This research explored student evaluation practices used by Montessori elementary teachers. The Montessori teaching method emphasized students learning at their own pace within a prepared environment where the teacher's role was somewhat different compared to traditional classroom settings. Both traditional and alternative methods of student assessment were utilized by Montessori teachers (e.g., anecdotal records, informal conferences with students, observation of students, one-to-one interview with students, checklists of lessons, demonstration of skill mastery, and standardized achievement tests). The methodology and reasoning behind student evaluation was not well understood by the educational community, and today's dynamic cultural environment demands better attention to this subject. Following a literature review of assessment practices, analysis consisted of sampling member schools of the American Montessori Society (AMS). A questionnaire was submitted to 241 eligible AMS member schools with elementary programs across the United States, and 108 responses (representing 30% of the eligible schools) were collected. The questionnaire's items (27 total questions) were refined to 16 research questions which were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. A number of results were produced. The two most prominent were: Montessori elementary teachers used more alternative than traditional methods of assessment practices; and, the factors that influenced the assessment practices used by Montessori teachers were the make up (student:teacher ratio, individual student's needs, multi-aged range) of students in the classroom and the Montessori method of education. Other results of this study included: Montessori schools used standardized achievement tests but individual respondents were not convinced they fit the Montessori method of teaching; and, the combination of non-graded report cards, anecdotal records, and student portfolios were successful reporting practices for parent teacher conference. The study concluded with identifying several areas of assessment practice where future research and professional development may benefit Montessori administrators, teachers, students, and parents.

Language: English

Published: Memphis, Tennessee, 1999

Article

A Case Study of Drama Integration with Drama in Early Childhood in the United States / 미국 유아교육에서 드라마와 수학의 통합교육과정에 관한 질적 사례연구

Available from: RISS

Publication: Montessori교육연구 [Montessori Education Research], vol. 15

Pages: 37-58

Americas, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, North America, United States of America

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Abstract/Notes: This research examines integrated drama curriculum for first-grade students taught by a drama specialist and a first-grade classroom teacher during a 6-week drama program at a private school in the Midwestern United States. Specifically, how drama is integrated with math, what unique knowledge and content of drama are delivered, and what roles drama serves in an integrated program are explored through a qualitative case study. During the drama sessions students` kinesthetic exploration and representation, re-creation of the story, and on-stage performance enabled them to reinforce math learning as well as experience art forms of drama. Adopting their learning of basic knowledge and skills of drama performance, the students used their body for communication and elaboration of their ideas with creativity. Based on the findings, important contributions to a successful integration are suggested. / 본 연구는 미국 중서부 지역의 한 사립학교에서 이루어진 6주간의 드라마 프로그램에서 드라마 특별교사와 담임교사가 초등학교 일학년 학생들에게 가르치는 통합 드라마 교육과정을 살펴보았다. 구체적으로, 드라마가 수학과 어떻게 통합되는지, 드라마의 어떤 지식과 내용이 가르쳐지는지, 또한 드라마가 통합 프로그램에서 어떠한 역할을 수행하는지를 질적 사례 연구를 통해 살펴보았다. 드라마 수업 동안, 아동들은 신체운동 탐색과 표상, 이야기의 재구성, 공연하기를 통해 드라마에서의 기본 지식과 기술들을 배웠으며 수학 학습을 강화하였다. 자신들의 신체를 이용하여 수학 내용에 대해 비언어적으로 표현하는 경험을 다양한 방법으로 체험하였으며, 수학 문제가 포함된 이야기를 토론을 통해 재구성하였다. 이렇게 재구성한 이야기를 공연하는 동안 아동들은 드라마에 관한 기초 지식과 기술들을 적용시켰으며, 상상력을 이용해 자신의 아이디어를 정교화 하였다. 결론에서는 연구 결과에 기초하여 성공적인 통합교육과정에 필요한 요소들이 논의되었다.

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1226-9417

Conditions Associated with the Rise and Decline of the Montessori Method of Kindergarten Nursery Education in the United States from 1911-1921

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Language: English

Published: Carbondale, Illinois, 1966

Article

Experiences as Montessori Teachers in the United States

Publication: Sophos: A Montessori Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 3

Pages: 19

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Language: English

Book Section

Die Montessori-Pädagogik in den USA [Montessori Education in the United States of America]

Book Title: Die Montessori-Pädagogik und das behinderte Kind: Referate und Ergebnisse des 18. Internationalen Montessori Kongresses (München, 4-8 Juli 1977) [The Montessori System and the Handicapped Child: Papers and Reports of the 18th International Montessori Congress (Munich, July 4-8, 1977)]

Pages: 339-350

Americas, Conferences, International Montessori Congress (18th, Munich, Germany, 4-8 July 1977), Montessori method of education, North America, United States of America

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Language: German

Published: München: Kindler, 1978

ISBN: 3-463-00716-9

La fortuna di Maria Montessori negli Stati Uniti d'America 1909-1989: prime linee di ricerca [The fortune of Maria Montessori in the United States of America 1909-1989: first lines of research]

Americas, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Montessori method of education, North America, United States of America

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Language: Italian

Published: Roma, Italy, 1988

Master's Thesis

A Comparison of Preschool Competencies Required by Thai Curriculum as Realized in a United States Play-Oriented Program and a Montessori Program

Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses

Americas, Comparative education, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, North America, Play, Thai children, United States of America

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Abstract/Notes: This research involved observing children in two programs, Montessori and play-oriented program, in order to determine the extent of children's opportunity to develop competency according to their choice of activities and to identify which program provided more appropriate activities for Thai children. The results showed that children in a play-oriented program had more opportunity to develop competency in language, social science, motor skill, eye-hand coordination, shape and size recognition and discrimination, creativity, problem solving, and imagination than did children in a Montessori program. However, children in a Montessori program had more opportunity to develop competency in mathematics and science than did children in a play-oriented program. Thus, it would be necessary to combine activities from both programs in the Thai curriculum.

Language: English

Published: Denton, Texas, 1991

Article

IMS Extends Beyond the United States

Publication: Montessori Observer, vol. 5, no. 2

Pages: 1

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Language: English

ISSN: 0889-5643

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