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Article
Montessori for Children
Available from: Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archives)
Publication: Around the Child, vol. 2, no. 2
Date: 1957
Pages: 5-6
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Language: English
ISSN: 0571-1142
Article
Let the Happy Children Learn
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 11, no. 4
Date: 1999
Pages: 21
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
Research on the Impact of the Emotional Expression of Kindergarten Teachers on Children: From the Perspective of the Class Micro-Power Relationship
Available from: Frontiers in Psychology
Publication: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13
Date: 2022
Pages: Article 808847
Asia, China, East Asia, Montessori method of education - Evaluation
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Abstract/Notes: During the preschool years, the socio-emotional responses children receive from interactions with teachers are incorporated into their own social behaviors. This is one of the key ways in which children acquire social and emotional skills. Based on field studies, it can be found that this learning process is not simple imitation of children, but of a more complex context of group interaction. To further clarify the impact of kindergarten teachers’ emotion on the sociometric status and behavior of 3–5 year-old children in their classes, the researchers chose a Montessori mixed-age kindergarten in Beijing as the field site and observed five classes within the kindergarten over a 2-month period in this ethnographic case study. The study found that the power gap between teacher and pupil spreads rapidly to all children in the classroom as a result of the teacher’s emotions, and even stimulates power stratification within the children. In addition, there are differences in the social behaviors between the children of different levels of power. As preschool children are in a critical developmental window when social knowledge is being accumulated and social skills are being acquired, using power relations within the kindergarten classroom as an entry point to analyze the impact of teachers’ emotions on children’s social behavior provides a new breakthrough for the professional development of early childhood education and the better achievement of educational goals.
Language: English
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.808847
ISSN: 1664-1078
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
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A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Montessori Education on Five Fields of Development and Learning in Preschool and School-Age Children
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 73
Date: Apr 2023
Pages: Article 102182
Child development, Children, Elementary school students, Learning, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - Evaluation, Preschool children
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Abstract/Notes: This meta-analysis examines the effects of Montessori Education (ME) on five dimensions of development and learning in preschool and school-age children. It includes data from 33 experimental or quasi-experimental studies comparing ME with other pedagogical approaches (268 effect sizes; n = 21,67). These studies were conducted in North-America, Asia and Europe, and published between 1991 and 2021. Effect size estimated using Hedges’ unbiased g, and a 3-level multilevel meta-analytic approach applied due to the dependency among the effect sizes obtained from the same study. Results showed that ME’s effects on development and learning are positive and vary from moderate to high, depending on the dimension considered: cognitive abilities (g = 0.17), social skills (g = 0.22), creativity (g = 0.25), motor skills (g = 0.27), and academic achievement (g = 1.10). Analyses of different moderators did not reveal differences by school level, type of publication and continent.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2023.102182
ISSN: 0361-476X
Article
Helping Children Fall in Love with Their Earth
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 13, no. 3
Date: Spring 2001
Pages: 4
Public Montessori, Sustainability
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Building Trust and Rapport with Children
Publication: Forza Vitale!, vol. 15, no. 2
Date: 1996
Pages: 9–11
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Language: English
Article
The Barnes and Noble Guide to Children's Books
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 27, no. 3
Date: 2003
Pages: 6
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Abstract/Notes: Review
Language: English
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
Cooperative Activities to Reduce Aggression in Young Children
Available from: St. Catherine University
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Abstract/Notes: I investigated the effect of introducing cooperative games during recess to reduce aggressive behaviors in preschool-age children. The action research was done at an intentionally culturally and socio-economically diverse Montessori school in St. Paul, Minnesota. The 23 children involved were all children from the three to six age group who take daily naps. I recorded every aggressive incident I saw before, during, and after the intervention. I also recorded what cooperative activities I introduced for the intervention. Once before and after the intervention I asked the children if they enjoyed recess. I recorded observational notes such as weather conditions, and what activities the children chose each day. The data did not show that the cooperative games had a significant effect on the number of aggressive incidents recorded. Many more boys than girls were involved in aggressive incidents. There was no significant change in how the children reported their enjoyment of recess. Aggressive behavior could possibly be reduced through another action research project with a longer intervention period, a conflict resolution plan, and more purposeful activities for the children outside.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2016
Article
Flip Flops, Dress Clothes, and No Coat: Clothing Barriers to Children's Physical Activity in Child-care Centers Identified from a Qualitative Study
Available from: BioMed Central
Publication: The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 6, no. 1
Date: 2009
Pages: 74
Americas, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Three-quarters of 3-6 year-old children in the U.S. spend time in childcare; many spend most of their waking hours in these settings. Daily physical activity offers numerous health benefits, but activity levels vary widely across centers. This study was undertaken to explore reasons why physical activity levels may vary. The purpose of this paper is to summarize an unexpected finding that child-care providers cited was a key barrier to children's physical activity.
Language: English
ISSN: 1479-5868