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A Research Initiative on the Construction of Innovative Environments for Teaching and Learning. Montessori and Munari based Psycho-pedagogical Insights in Computers and Human Behavior for the “New School”
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 66
Date: Jan 2017
Pages: 282-290
Information and communications technology (ICT), Technology and children
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Abstract/Notes: Italians children-students live a strong technological gap among different education instances: on the one hand, they are attending schools technologically still to the '80 years, on the other hand, they can rely on hyper-technological domestic-family environments where videogames, smartphones, internet are always available. In the school, all learnings take place under the supervision of the teacher that stimulates, directs and corrects these important steps in the basic training. On the contrary, in the domestic environment the presence of technology is increasingly pervasive. These new technologies cognitively stimulate the children, but they entertain the little ones often alone and without the participation and supervision of an adult audience. Thus, the technology gap results in a pedagogical clash among different educational instances and this is the “space” addressed by our research initiative whose objective is the construction of innovative teaching and learning environments for children between 3 and 6 years of age. The specific quantitative outcomes can be defined with respect to three main families of indicators: measures to detect the use of learning environments; indicators of the level of satisfaction and involvement of the various involved actors; real impact on the socio-cognitive development of children produced by the introduction of methodologies and technologies.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.056
ISSN: 0747-5632
Article
Learning from Apps and Objects: The Human Touch
Available from: Wiley Online Library
Publication: Mind, Brain, and Education, vol. 14, no. 1
Date: 2020
Pages: 16-23
Information and communications technology (ICT), Knowledge acquisition, Learning, Technology and children
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Abstract/Notes: In three studies, we examined children's geography learning from a physical puzzle and an app designed to mimic the puzzle. In Study 1, 5- and 6-year-olds were taught Australia's states by an experimenter using a puzzle or were taught by an app. Children learned significantly more states from instruction with the puzzle than when they used the app independently. When children were allowed to bring home the puzzle or app for 1 week in Study 2, total learning between conditions was comparable. Length and frequency of use were related to learning only for puzzle users. In Study 3, children were taught the geography lesson by an experimenter using the app. Children's learning from this social app condition was equal to the social puzzle condition but higher than the solo app condition of the earlier studies, suggesting that learning from digital devices is most successful when supplemented with in-person social interaction.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12224
ISSN: 1751-228X
Conference Paper
The Effects of Dyadic vs Triadic Interaction on Children’s Cognitive and Affective Gains in 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, Robotics in education, Technology and children
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Abstract/Notes: Robot-assisted language learning (RALL) is an emerging field of human-robot interaction to support language acquisition and literacy development with a social robot in multi-modal ways. As learning is an inherently social activity, the effectiveness of dyadic and triadic types of social interaction in RALL and child-robot interaction (CRI) needs to be investigated. In early literacy education, the Montessori method is a remarkable child-centered and collaborative learning approach. Bridging these two spaces, our work attempts to examine if the nature of social interaction, dyadic and triadic, affects children’s outcomes in an environment that adheres to the Montessori principles. To this end, we conducted a between-subject design experiment with 33 Kazakh children aged 6–8 to compare the effectiveness of learning Kazakh Latin in the dyadic and triadic conditions in a Moveable Alphabet learning scenario with a social robot. The analyses revealed mixed results for dyadic and triadic conditions in terms of cognitive gains, while emotional engagement was better in the triadic condition. We discuss these results in the perspective of key insights from the current study and implications for future research.
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022
Pages: 204-213
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24670-8_19
ISBN: 978-3-031-24670-8
Article
Tutoring Without Crutches: Extra Support and Inclusion for the Older Montessori Child with Learning Differences
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 2
Date: 2009
Pages: 39–52
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: includes sample assessment chart
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Learning Characteristics for the Second and Third Planes Relative to History
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 30, no. 1
Date: 2005
Pages: 165–169
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Book Section
Das Lernen in die eigene Hand nehmen. Mut zur Freiheit in der Montessori-Pädagogik - Einführung in die Tagungsthematik [Take the learning into your own hands. Courage for freedom in Montessori pedagogy: Introduction to the conference topic]
Book Title: Das Lernen in die eigene Hand nehmen: Mut zur Freiheit in der Montessori-Pädagogik [Taking learning into your own hands: Courage for freedom in Montessori pedagogy]
Pages: 10-20
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Language: German
Published: Münster, Germany: LIT, 2008
ISBN: 978-3-8258-0850-1
Series: Impulse der Reformpädagogik , 19
Doctoral Dissertation
Das System nach Maria Montessori im Vergleich zur normalen Lern-und Förderungsschule [The Maria Montessori system in comparison to the normal learning and support school]
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Language: German
Published: Düsseldorf, Germany, 1965
Book Section
Learning to Live Harmoniously: an Essential Aim of Education in the 21st Century
Available from: Springer Link
Book Title: Learning to Live Together Harmoniously: Spiritual Perspectives from Indian Classrooms
Pages: 57-77
Asia, Classroom environments, Comparative education, India, South Asia, Spirituality, Teachers
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Abstract/Notes: This chapter explores various calls for alternative visions for education, especially those calling more specifically for equivalents of education of the heart. While education of the heart has been one of the primary goals within various educational systems, especially within the global south, there have been several synergetic concepts like Learning To Live Together, Social Emotional Learning, Global Citizenship Education, Emotional Intelligence, and peace education that have emerged across the world. Drawing on practitioners’ vision, the chapter emphasises the role of education for harmony (within oneself and in the wider world) for building a commitment to the wellbeing of oneself, others, and the world at large, with the hope that this will inevitably shape an intrinsically and naturally just, peaceful, and harmonious society.
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2023
Edition: 1st ed.
ISBN: 978-3-031-23538-2 978-3-031-23539-9
Series: Spirituality, Religion, and Education , 6
Book Section
Experiential Learning Pedagogies and Practices
Available from: Springer Link
Book Title: Learning to Live Together Harmoniously: Spiritual Perspectives from Indian Classrooms
Pages: 129-153
Asia, Classroom environments, Comparative education, India, South Asia, Spirituality, Teachers
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Abstract/Notes: This chapter explores classroom practices for education for harmony. It emphasises the role of pedagogy (how to teach) over curricula (what to teach). It explores a range of pedagogical practices, including dialogic teaching, peer- and project-based learning, meditation, reflection, and social action. Thereafter, the chapter highlights the importance of a lived experience-based pedagogy as a means of bringing about an intrinsic form of education for harmony. Such pedagogy relies on embodied education, recognition that everything and everyone is a potential educator, as well as awareness that education is a continuous process that extends beyond textbooks, curricula, and schools’ four walls.
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2023
Edition: 1st ed.
ISBN: 978-3-031-23538-2 978-3-031-23539-9
Series: Spirituality, Religion, and Education , 6
Book Section
Conceptualising Learning To Live Together Harmoniously
Available from: Springer Link
Book Title: Learning to Live Together Harmoniously: Spiritual Perspectives from Indian Classrooms
Pages: 79-101
Asia, Classroom environments, Comparative education, India, South Asia, Spirituality, Teachers
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Abstract/Notes: This chapter unpacks the nuances and limitations of developing a conceptual framework and then proposes an interconnected framework with three domains (discovery of the self, other, and world) and six dimensions (awareness, empathetic and caring relations, sense of purpose, change in perspective, compassionate action, and meaningful engagement). The framework embodies a non-anthropocentric perspective, with the domains including other living and non-living things beyond human society. The domains are related through one’s responsibility and commitment to each other and their wellbeing, whilst similarly the dimensions are interconnected, as the development of one leads to the development of others.
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2023
Edition: 1st ed.
ISBN: 978-3-031-23538-2 978-3-031-23539-9
Series: Spirituality, Religion, and Education , 6