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Article
Performance of Montessori and Traditionally Schooled Nursery Children on Tasks of Seriation, Classification, and Conservation
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 1, no. 4
Date: Oct 1976
Pages: 356-368
Americas, Cognition, Comparative education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: It was hypothesized that the Montessori curriculum accelerates the acquisition of a number of concrete operational skills. To test this, eighty 4-year-old children were given three Piagetian problems—seriation, classification, and conservation. Half of the subjects were from Montessori schools, and the other half were from more traditional nursery settings. Within each type of school, half of the children were first year and the other half were second year enrollees. Results showed that significantly more Montessori than traditional children seriated and classified objects like concrete thinkers but that there were no differences on the conservation problem. Year of enrollment did not influence performance on any of the tasks. It was concluded that the hypothesis was confirmed and that the failure to find acceleration of conservation performance was due to its advanced nature relative to the other problems and/or the tangential manner in which Montessori exercises deal with the critical concepts that underly it.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/0361-476X(76)90055-2
ISSN: 0361-476X
Article
Teaching Children Classroom Discipline
Publication: Montessori Society Review, vol. 2
Date: 1993
Pages: 6–11
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Language: English
Book
Montessori for the New Millennium: Practical Guidance on the Teaching and Education of Children of All Ages, Based on A Rediscovery of the True Principles and Vision of Maria Montessori
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
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Abstract/Notes: Although Montessori's name is almost universally known in education circles today, and there are countless nursery schools throughout the world using the "Montessori Method," the real core of her thinking has remained largely misunderstood. Most people regard the method as a system for the education of very young children. And most who have some direct experience of it, either as parent or teacher, would regard it as involving a certain set of procedures and specialized educational materials with clear and elaborate instructions for their use. However, the essence of Montessori's philosophy of education is in reality far broader than this, and contains a powerful message for educators everywhere. What is less well-known about Montessori's work is that she began by establishing the effectiveness of her approach at the pre-elementary level, but also strongly encouraged the extension of her method to the higher levels of education. Wentworth's purpose in writing this book is to elucidate this vital aspect of Maria Montessori's life's work and to show how it applies to real-life teaching situations. She believed that by transforming the process of children's education she could help to transform the attitudes of the adults they will later become, and so those of society and the world at large--a message she promoted as vitally relevant to the future of humankind as a whole.
Language: English
Published: New York, New York: Routledge, 1999
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1-4106-0440-8
Article
Effect of Montessori on Children Development: Systematic Review
Available from: Research Gate
Publication: Teikyo Medical Journal / Teikyō Igaku Zasshi, vol. 45, no. 1
Date: Feb 2022
Pages: 5729-5741
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism, Child development, Montessori method of education - Evaluation
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Abstract/Notes: To find the evidence for the effectiveness of Montessori in improving children development. Systematic search was done on the PubMed, Cochrane library, Web of science, PEDro, Scopus and Google Scholar databases till May 2021. Manual search was also done to find relevant studies. Two authors independently assessed retrieved records and studies against the eligibility criteria specified for this review, then extracted data from the included studies and assess studies methodological quality by using the methodological index for non-randomized studies (MINOR) scale for the clinical studies and the national institute of health (NIH) tool for observational designs. Eighteen studies were included; fifteen on normal children and three on children with communication disorders, autism and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Quality of 5 clinical studies rated as moderate and 7 was poor, while the quality of 5 observational studies was fair and only 1 was poor. These included studies have different outcomes including gross and fine motor skills, executive function, activity of daily living and cognitive skills. Meta-analysis was not appropriate because of the included studies heterogeneity descriptive analysis indicated that Montessori seems to be effective in improving child development. Based on this review findings the present evidence promise an effective role of Montessori for improving child development. More well-designed primary studies are recommended to find clear evidence.
Language: English
ISSN: 0387-5547
Article
Gardening with Children: Into the Garden
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 2, no. 3
Date: Jun 1994
Pages: 22
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Young Children and Spirituality
Publication: Montessori Matters
Date: 2001
Pages: 13–14
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Language: English
Article
Expanding Montessori Education - Children's House of Montessori School in New Orleans to include students through the fourth grade
Publication: New Orleans Magazine, vol. 20
Date: 1986
Pages: 24
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Language: English
ISSN: 0894-4555
Book
Montessori: Prescription for Children with Learning Disabiities
Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, Learning disabilities, Montessori method of education
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Language: English
Published: New York, New York: Putnam, 1978
ISBN: 0-399-11802-0
Book
The New Children: Talks with Dr. Maria Montessori
Available from: HathiTrust
Developmental psychology, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Philosophy
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Abstract/Notes: Reprinted in part from the Times Educational Supplement.
Language: English
Published: New York, New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1920
Article
Peace through the Eyes of Children
Publication: Montessori International, vol. 11, no. 2
Date: Jan 2002
Pages: 13–14
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Language: English
ISSN: 1470-8647