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Article
Children Love Work and Play
Publication: Montessori Matters, no. 2
Date: 2007
Pages: 3–4
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Language: English
Article
Effects of a Montessori-Based Nutrition Education Program with Fruit and Vegetable Taste Testing on Intake, Preferences, and Nutrition Knowledge of Preschool and Kindergarten Children
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 120, no. 9, Supplement
Date: 2020
Pages: A50
Americas, Montessori method of education, Montessori-based interventions (MBI), North America, Nutrition education, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Learn how a theory-driven Montessori-based intervention can be used to increase student nutrition knowledge, fruit and vegetable intake and preferences
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.06.147
ISSN: 2212-2672
Article
Beliefs About Teaching in Montessori and Non-Montessori Preschool Teachers
Available from: SAGE Journals
Publication: Journal of Teacher Education, vol. 32, no. 2
Date: 1981
Pages: 41-44
Americas, Comparative education, North America, Teachers - Attitudes, United States of America
Article
Preschool Children's Development in Classic Montessori, Supplemented Montessori, and Conventional Programs
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Publication: Journal of School Psychology, vol. 50, no. 3
Date: 2012
Pages: 379-401
Americas, Comparative education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - Evaluation, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Research on the outcomes of Montessori education is scarce and results are inconsistent. One possible reason for the inconsistency is variations in Montessori implementation fidelity. To test whether outcomes vary according to implementation fidelity, we examined preschool children enrolled in high fidelity classic Montessori programs, lower fidelity Montessori programs that supplemented the program with conventional school activities, and, for comparison, conventional programs. Children were tested at the start and end of the school year on a range of social and academic skills. Although they performed no better in the fall, children in Classic Montessori programs, as compared with children in Supplemented Montessori and Conventional programs, showed significantly greater school-year gains on outcome measures of executive function, reading, math, vocabulary, and social problem-solving, suggesting that high fidelity Montessori implementation is associated with better outcomes than lower fidelity Montessori programs or conventional programs.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2012.01.001
ISSN: 0022-4405
Article
The Role of Ritual in Preschool Settings
Available from: Springer Link
Publication: Early Childhood Education Journal, vol. 27, no. 3
Date: 2000
Pages: 143-150
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Abstract/Notes: Ritual is a fact of school life and is enacted by teachers in their everyday classroom activities. This paper explores the various forms of ritual as they are played out in preschool settings. A key finding is that rituals have both variant and invariant qualities. The invariant order of ritual provides the stable framework that has become part of the school system, whereas rituals with high levels of variance are responsible for a more personalized and flexible approach to teaching. Classroom rituals have the potential to act as a tool through which teachers structure a particular form of practice that carries a rational pedagogical purpose for teachers.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/BF02694227
ISSN: 1082-3301, 1573-1707
Article
The Sense of Patterns and Patterns in the Senses: An Approach to the Sensory Area of a Montessori Preschool Classroom
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: Education 3-13, vol. 51, no. 6
Date: 2023
Pages: 979-987
Child development, Classroom environments, Montessori method of education, Prepared environment, Senses and sensation in children, Sensorial education, Sensorial materials
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Abstract/Notes: This article presents and analyses a didactic proposal based on manipulative material (Knobless Cylinders) used in a Montessori classroom of 3-6-year-old pre-schoolers. Choosing this material is justified in relation to the competencies/strategies/skills used during the development of mathematical patterning. Numerous studies emphasise the importance of patterns in mathematics and experimental sciences instruction from early childhood onward. However, there are several educational factors that have not yet been clarified, such as meaningful learning, the overuse of abstract visual patterns that are distant from the student’s previous life experience, etc. This article discusses the sequence of proposed activities and certain critical issues.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2022.2032786
ISSN: 0300-4279, 1475-7575
Article
The Influence of Preschool Teachers' Beliefs on Young Children's Conceptions of Reading and Writing
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 1
Date: 1989
Pages: 61-74
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Abstract/Notes: Examines the relationship between two preschool program directors' and teachers' beliefs, instructional decisions, and preschool children's conceptions of reading and writing. Results show that preschool children's conceptions of reading and writing reflected the practices of the two programs. (Author/BB) Directors of two preschool programs were interviewed regarding their orientations toward reading and writing instruction. Ten children from each program were interviewed regarding their conceptions of reading and writing. One school was found to have a “mastery of specific skills/text-based” orientation, and the other was found to have a “holistic/reader-based” orientation. A relationship was found between preschool program's orientations toward reading and writing instruction and children's ideas about reading and writing. The relationships between preschool practices and children's conceptions are examined. Implications for the influence of preschool teacher's beliefs and instructional decisions on children's conceptions of reading and writing are discussed.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(89)90077-X
ISSN: 0885-2006, 1873-7706
Article
Academic Environments in Preschool: Do They Pressure or Challenge Young Children
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: Early Education and Development, vol. 1, no. 6
Date: 1990
Pages: 401-423
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Abstract/Notes: The question of whether early academic environments provide a challenge or a pressure for young children is being hotly debated, yet there is little empirical research on this topic. This paper presents a subset of data from a two-year comprehensive project designed to examine this question. Parental attitudes and behaviors along with school philosophy and practices comprised the predictor variables used to define "academic environments." This study then focused on how these family and school variables related to child outcome measures of academic competence, creativity, and emotional well-being for 90 prekindergarten children, and a follow-up sample of 56 kindergarten children. The results suggest no academic advantages for children from highly academic environments, and potential disadvantages in creative expression (measured as originality) and emotional well-being (measured as test anxiety and attitudes toward school). Possible interpretations and ramifications of these results are discussed.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed0106_1
ISSN: 1040-9289, 1556-6935
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Preschool Experience in 10 Countries: Cognitive and Language Performance at Age 7
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Publication: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3
Date: 2006
Pages: 313-331
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Abstract/Notes: The IEA Preprimary Project is a longitudinal, cross-national study of preprimary care and education designed to identify how process and structural characteristics of the settings children attended at age 4 are related to their age-7 cognitive and language performance. Investigators collaborated to develop common instruments to measure family background, teachers’ characteristics, setting structural characteristics, experiences of children in settings, and children’s developmental status. Data from 10 countries are included in the analysis; in most countries, the sample of settings is representative of preprimary settings in that country. For the analysis, a 3-level hierarchical linear model was employed that allowed decomposition of variation of child outcomes into three parts—variation among children within settings, among settings within countries, and among countries. Four findings are consistent across all of the countries included. Age-7 language improves as teachers’ number of years of full-time schooling increases and the predominant type of activity teachers propose in settings is free choice rather than personal/social. Age-7 cognitive performance improves as children spend less time in whole group activities and the variety of equipment and materials available increases. There were also a number of findings that varied across countries depending on particular country characteristics. The findings support child-initiated activities and small group activities and are consistent with developmentally appropriate practices promoting active learning.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.07.007
ISSN: 0885-2006, 1873-7706
Article
Preschool Children's School Adjustment: Indicators of Behaviour Problems, Gender, and Peer Victimisation
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: Education 3-13, vol. 43, no. 6
Date: 2015
Pages: 630-640
Asia, Middle East, Turkey, Western Asia
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Abstract/Notes: The relationships among school adjustment, victimisation, and gender were investigated with 284 Turkish children aged between five and six years. Teacher Rating Scale of School Adjustment, The Preschool Behaviour Questionnaire, and Peer Victimisation Scale were used in this study. Analyses indicated that children's behaviour problems and victimisation variables were significant predictors of the school adjustment of children while controlling for gender.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2013.848915
ISSN: 0300-4279, 1475-7575