Abstract/Notes: During the past ten years, a total of 3,642 teachers and administrators have attended the Korean Montessori Teacher Training Program (KMTTP). A sample of Montessori teachers (n = 261) and Korean parents (n = 375) from 32 Korean Montessori schools located in the major cities of Korea were surveyed in order to evaluate the effectiveness of this teacher preparation program. The EXPECTATIONS AND GOAL ATTAINMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (EGAQ), designed by the researcher, was the instrumentation used to conduct this study. Major findings demonstrated that 74.5 percent of the teachers surveyed indicated that their main reasons for attending the KMTTP were to increase their professional competency and their knowledge of child development through Montessori philosophy. The correlation between teachers' levels of satisfaction with their preparation and perceived effectiveness of the training program was higher (r =.29, p $<$.05) than between their levels of satisfaction with the program and their perceptions of their preparedness after completion of training (r =.18, p $<$.05). Significant differences existed between perceived effectiveness of the KMTTP and teachers' ages, positions, and years of experience. Older teachers and those with more advanced teaching positions expressed greater satisfaction with the program. Teachers indicated that, upon completion of the KMTTP, they felt more prepared in, than knowledgeable of, Montessori educational methodology. From the parent perspective, the most frequently cited reason (74.3%) for sending their child to a Montessori School was to provide a learning environment that nurtured their child's interpersonal growth. A majority of the parents (58.5%) were very satisfied with the Montessori experience; no parents were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. In correlating the effectiveness of Montessori education with specific outcomes, parents indicated highest levels of satisfaction in the areas of "concentration" and "academic achievement." A majority of the teachers surveyed (52.8%) encouraged the implementation of the Montessori Teacher Training Program in neighboring countries, with 42.1 percent strongly encouraging implementation. This study demonstrated the need for further development and improvement in the area of Montessori teacher training in Korea.

Language: English

Published: San Francisco, California, 1994

Abstract/Notes: Reprint from v. 1, no. 2 (Mar 1966)

Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

Language: English

DOI: 10.1080/00094056.1966.10727979

ISSN: 0009-4056, 2162-0725

Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

Abstract/Notes: Performance monitoring (PM) is central to learning and decision making. It allows individuals to swiftly detect deviations between actions and intentions, such as response errors, and adapt behavior accordingly. Previous research showed that in adult participants, error monitoring is associated with two distinct and robust behavioral effects. First, a systematic slowing down of reaction time speed is typically observed following error commission, which is known as post-error slowing (PES). Second, response errors have been reported to be automatically evaluated as negative events in adults. However, it remains unclear whether (1) children process response errors as adults do (PES), (2) they also evaluate them as negative events, and (3) their responses vary according to the pedagogy experienced. To address these questions, we adapted a simple decision-making task previously validated in adults to measure PES as well as the affective processing of response errors. We recruited 8- to 12-year-old children enrolled in traditional (N = 56) or Montessori (N = 45) schools, and compared them to adults (N = 46) on the exact same task. Results showed that children processed correct actions as positive events, and that adults processed errors as negative events. By contrast, PES was similarly observed in all groups. Moreover, the former effect was observed in traditional schoolchildren, but not in Montessori schoolchildren. These findings suggest that unlike PES, which likely reflects an age-invariant attention orienting toward response errors, their affective processing depends on both age and pedagogy.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1111/desc.13045

ISSN: 1467-7687

Abstract/Notes: In vorliegender Arbeit wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob "guter" (Mathematik-) Unterricht mit den Methoden Maria MONTESSORIs verwirklicht werden kann. Es wird untersucht, ob zwischen den Mathematikleistungen von RegelschülerInnen und MontessorischülerInnen vierter Klassen an Volksschulen Unterschiede bestehen. Zur Überprüfung der Hypothese "Es besteht kein Unterschied in den Mathematikleistungen von Schülerinnen und Schülern vierter Klassen in Montessorieinrichtungen und Regelvolksschulklassen" wurden an die 300 ProbandInnen aus Montessorieinrichtungen und Regelschulen mit dem "Mathematik-Schulleistungstest für SchülerInnen vierter Klassen der Grundschule" (HANISCH 2004) getestet. Die empirische Untersuchung und Auswertung der erhobenen Daten zeigt Unterschiede im Bereich der Mathematikleistungen, die zu Gunsten der MontessorischülerInnen ausfallen. Es wird jedoch darauf hingewiesen, dass die Stichprobe relativ klein war, da sich nur wenige Klassen zu einer Testung bereit erklärten. Auch die intellektuelle Ausgangslage der Kinder sowie der soziokulturelle Hintergrund der Getesteten konnten nicht berücksichtigt werden. Das vorliegende Resultat muss daher als "Zwischenergebnis" betrachtet werden. / This paper addresses the issue of whether "good" (mathematics) learning and teaching can be realised with the MONTESSORI method. The performance in mathematics of pupils attending standard, mainstream schools and those attending MONTESSORI schools is examined and compared. Both groups of subjects were in their fourth year of primary education. In order to corroborate the following hypothesis: "There is no difference in achievement between the two groups of pupils" about 300 pupils attending standard schools and those attending MONTESSORI schools were tested applying the "School achievement test in mathematics for pupils in their fourth year of primary education" (HANISCH 2004). The empirical examination and analysis of collected data shows differences in the performance of pupils in mathematics with favourable results for pupils working with the MONTESSORI method. However, it must be pointed out that the sample was relatively small as only few classes were willing to be tested. In addition to this, neither the intellectual abilities of the children nor their socio-cultural background were taken into consideration. Therefore the present result must be seen as provisional.

Language: German

Published: Wien, Austria, 2007

Abstract/Notes: Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of evidence on U.S.

Language: English

Published: Providence, Rhode Island, Feb 2023

Language: English

Published: Porto, Portugal: International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2022

Pages: 75-88

DOI: 10.22492/issn.2758-0989.2022.6

Abstract/Notes: Since the 1980s, a variety of pre-school approaches has existed within the ACT Public School System. These approaches are in theory based on different educational ideologies and principles. The Field Study Project evaluates and compares three different educational models; existing classroom processes and procedures, and student achievements in a 'traditional', a modified Montessori and a Weikart pre-school currently operating in the ACT Public School System. Using selected criteria, an analysis of the three educational models, an ecological survey and student assessments were carried out to make the evaluations and comparisons. The analysis of the three educational models indicate different program orientations and instructional preferences in the different models. The ecological survey results suggest that the 'traditional', the modified Montessori and the Weikart approaches identify with the models they are based on. Nevertheless, educational trends and orientations are similar in the three programs, which are predominantly cognitively oriented. In contrast, teaching styles differ slightly. It is significant that the teacher in the 'traditional' program fulfills a more nurturing role, while her colleagues in the modified Montessori and the Weikart programs fulfill more instructional roles. The evaluation and comparison of the student assessments seems to indicate that there are no significant differences in achievement in drawing, specific cognitive tasks and in self-concept development between matched groups of learners in the three pre-schools. The findings support the notion that middle class children enrolled in approved pre-schools develop cognitive abilities regardless of the type of program they attend. The evaluation and comparison of the three existing approaches in the ACT suggests that the pre-school organisation in

Language: English

Published: Canberra, Australia, 1985

Abstract/Notes: This report, Vol. II of three interpretive manuscripts, presents Information For The Teacher, a review of literature on preschool reading instruction, along with suggestions and materials for teaching preschool reading. A skills checklist is provided and the educational television program, Sesame Street, is evaluated, since the effectiveness of this medium has been both praised and questioned. Reading readiness and motivation are discussed. The latter portion of this report offers three Appendices: Appendix A is a Guide to Materials for Prereading Instruction, Appendix B lists Publishers of Reading Materials, and Appendix C is a Reference List of Books for Preschool Children. (For related documents, see PS 005 928 and PS 005 930.) (Author/RG)

Language: English

Published: Bloomington, Indiana, Jun 1972