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Master's Thesis
Children's Well-Being in Traditional vs. Montessori Schools: A Test of Self-Determination Theory
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Abstract/Notes: The present study is a test of Self -Determination theory, which is well established in the field of education with a huge body of empirical evidence to support its assumptions that when the three universal psychological needs (Autonomy, Competence & Relatedness) of a child are met they will grow and function optimally leading to enhanced well-being. It is evident that Montessori philosophy is overlapping with the components of SDT. This study was conducted to examine the extent to which the three psychological needs are satisfied in Montessori schools in comparison to the Traditional schools. A purposive sample size of 80 children in elementary grades was selected from both Montessori and Traditional schools. Perceived support experienced by the children and their Well-Being was determined to establish the assumption of the SDT. The results showed that children in Montessori schools experienced greater satisfaction of needs when compared to traditional school children. However, the well-being of children from both school types didn’t vary much and the causes can be attributed to factors outside classroom. These findings have some strong implications for policy makers, educators and parents.
Language: English
Published: Bangalore, India, 2018
Doctoral Dissertation
Young Children's Mathematical Spatial Reasoning in a Montessori Classroom
Available from: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Americas, Canada, Mathematics education, Montessori method of education, North America, Reasoning in children
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Abstract/Notes: The object of this research was to investigate young children's mathematical spatial reasoning in a Montessori classroom. Spatial reasoning is an important part of children's mathematical learning and development; however, opportunities for rich spatial reasoning are not readily available in the classroom. Rather, there is a focus on numeracy at the expense of geometry where activities for spatial development are usually found. Montessori designed a sensory curriculum around children's development, yet spatial reasoning in a Montessori classroom has not been fully investigated. This was a qualitative study using some tools of ethnography. The theoretical framework was Radford's sensuous cognition (2013, 2014) which allowed for an understanding of human development as cultural with the body essential to that development. The data, captured by video, were the children's semiotic traces (Bartolini Bussi and Baccaglini-Frank (2015, p. 393) which are the visible productions of the children's spatial reasoning such as their movements, text, drawings, and speech. The analysis found that the children had ample opportunities for engaging in challenging mathematical problems which required their spatial reasoning. These engaging activities resulted in the children using a wide range of spatial skills as they reasoned mathematically. The children's movement, the main semiotic trace generated by the children, was crucial to their spatial reasoning. This investigation concluded the pedagogical practices created a rich and dynamic environment for the children's spatial development. Practices included the use of well-designed mathematical manipulatives, engagement in the manner of guided play, co-operative learning with peers of mixed ages, extensive time for activities, and assessment based on observations of individual children.
Language: English
Published: Ottawa, Canada, 2022
Article
Children's Art: A Montessori Approach
Publication: American Montessori Society Bulletin, vol. 3, no. 2
Date: 1965
Pages: 5-8
Americas, Art, Montessori method of education, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
ISSN: 0277-9064
Article
Innovations, Excellence and Children's Learning
Publication: American Montessori Society Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 3
Date: 1963
Pages: 1-4
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Language: English
ISSN: 0277-9064
Article
Hypoglycemia in Children's Behavior Problems
Publication: American Montessori Society Bulletin, vol. 16, no. 4
Date: 1978
Pages: 1-19
Behavior disorders in children, Child development, Children - Health and hygiene, Hypoglycemia in children
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Language: English
ISSN: 0277-9064
Article
Montessori-kinderhuis te Naarden-Bussum [Montessori children's home in Naarden-Bussum]
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Eigen Haard, vol. 43
Date: 1917
Pages: 592-594
Europe, Holland, Netherlands, Western Europe
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Language: Dutch
ISSN: 0924-5618
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Maria Montessori and the Children's House
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: American Education, vol. 14, no. 10
Date: Jun 1911
Pages: 452-455
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Language: English
ISSN: 0002-8304
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School of the Month: The Children's House of Edwardsville, Illinois
Publication: AMI/USA Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 5
Date: Jan 1982
Pages: 3-5
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Language: English
Master's Thesis (M.Sc.)
A Natural History of Preschool Children's Behaviour
Available from: University of Lethbridge - Institutional Repository
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Abstract/Notes: Naturalistic observations in a free play day care were conducted to study motor and object manipulation behaviour in preschool-aged children. Behaviour settings theory, which predicts that setting has greater influence over behaviour than individual factors, was tested by comparing behaviour between indoor and outdoor settings. Analysis confirmed that there were motor and object manipulation rate differences across settings. Consequently, setting was controlled for in the second analysis, which looked at repetitive behaviour. Repetition is a central concept to Montessori educational theory and is used as a learning tool in Montessori classrooms; however, little information about repetition as a developmentally typical behaviour is available. A natural history of repetition was recorded to determine: activities during which repetition takes place; commonality of repetition across children; age that children most frequently engage in repetition; and length of repetitive bouts. Analysis revealed similarities and differences between Montessori's account of repetition and observed behaviour.
Language: English
Published: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 2016
Master's Thesis
Accommodative Activity or Symbolic Play: An Examination of Children's Use of Montessori Didactic Material
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Language: English
Published: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1976