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Article
The Birth of a Public School Montessori Program [Central Kitsap School District, Washington]
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 4, no. 1
Date: 1992
Pages: 11
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
Centralità della Persona
Publication: Pedagogia e Vita: Bimestrale di Problemi Pedagogici Educativi e Scolastici
Date: 1959
Pages: 133-146
Active learning, Activity programs in education, Adolphe Ferrière - Philosophy, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education, Ovide Decroly - Philosophy
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Language: Italian
ISSN: 0031-3777
Article
Implications of Instructional Materials on Oral Skills Among Early Childhood Learners in Central Zone, Kisumu County, Kenya
Available from: Journal Issues
Publication: International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review, vol. 3, no. 2
Date: Apr 2016
Pages: 20-28
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Montessori materials, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Abstract/Notes: This study was conducted in Kenya and focused on the use of instructional materials at the Early Childhood level. Purpose of the study was to establish the implications of instructional materials on oral skills among early childhood learners. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The target population comprised 42 head teachers, 126 teachers and 3180 leaners. It was found that that teaching using instructional materials improved the performance of learners in various learning activities such as repetition of letters, repetition of words and ability to write dictated words. The improved performance was in a range of 11% to 18%.
Language: English
ISSN: 2360-7076
Article
Why the Extended Work Period Is Central to Montessori Elementary Pedagogy
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 2003, no. 2-3
Date: 2003
Pages: 52–57
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
Article
Fads Distract Us from Central Questions
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 11, no. 1
Date: Fall 1998
Pages: 2
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Abstract/Notes: Howard Gardner, Thomas Armstrong, contracts
Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Educating a Forest Tribe of the Central Provinces
Available from: Internet Archive
Publication: New Era in Home and School, vol. 24, no. 8
Date: Sep-Oct 1943
Pages: 151-155
Asia, India, Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples, Rural education, South Asia
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Language: English
ISSN: 0028-5048
Article
Autonomy, Spontaneity and Creativity in Research with Children. a Study of Experience and Participation, in Central Italy and North West England
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol. 23, no. 1
Date: 2020
Pages: 55-74
Autonomy in children, Creative ability in children, Creative thinking in children, England, Europe, Great Britain, Italy, Montessori method of education, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Spontaneity (Personality trait), United Kingdom
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Abstract/Notes: Research involving children, deemed to have difficulties with conventional means of communication, can perpetuate reductive forms of representation of children’s knowledges and experiences. This article focuses on the possibilities and opportunities that visual and creative methods can offer to researching with children. Children advance their views in and through spontaneous and concrete forms of participation. Autonomy in aesthetic acts is central to this methodology; to explore practices that produce and reproduce presuppositions deriving from societal attitudes affecting research with children, their agency and self-presentation. This cross-cultural study was conducted in Central Italy and North West England: children contributed their perspectives and experiences through participation in a series of creative encounters resulting in aesthetic and embodied outcomes of sociological and educational significance. The study contributes to the debate on children’s autonomy and the value and quality of participation through artistic practice. Examples from the corpus of data, which includes a series of artefacts and over 900 photographs from each geo-cultural context, are presented. The study shows that it is possible to harmonise power imbalances in spaces of creative freedom, in research and education, where children’s choices and agency are respected.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2019.1672280
ISSN: 1364-5579
Doctoral Dissertation
The Impact of Montessori Teaching on Academic Achievement of Elementary School Students in a Central Texas School District: A Causal-Comparative Inquiry
Available from: Texas A&M University
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Abstract/Notes: Providing a meaningful and experiential learning environment for all students has long created a concern for alternate ways to teach students who are reportedly demonstrating non-mastery on state standardized assessments. As the benchmark for showing successful academic achievement increases, so does the need for discovering effective ways for students to learn. The Montessori teaching method has been in existence since the early 1900s when Dr. Montessori made her discovery of the student learning process. Dr. Montessori connected to the laws of nature and the environment for creating students who are problem-solvers with critical-thinking skills. The Montessori Method is designed to promote independent learning and support normal development in children. A Montessori lesson is defined as any interaction between an adult and a child; it incorporates techniques that are defined to serve as guidance for the adult personality in working with the child. The study investigated the impact of Montessori Method on the academic achievement of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) was used to measure academic achievement in reading and mathematics. An ex post facto, causal-comparative design was employed. The characteristic-present samples consisted of 47 3rd, 40 4th, and 44 5th graders. There were 71 3rd, 60 4th, and 49 5th graders in the comparison samples. Due to non-probability nature of the sampling technique, external validity was limited to study participants. Due to non-experimental nature of the study, no causal inferences were drawn. A series of Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the students who received the Montessori Method of instruction and those who did not on the basis of the outcome measures of academic achievement in reading and mathematics. The mean difference effect sizes, which were used to examine the practical significance of the findings, ranged from negligible to small. Although the results of the study did not support the hypothesis, it must be pointed out that the Montessori Method of teaching facilitates self-paced learning that promotes a child's independence and encourages decision-making which are instrumental in becoming successful learners. Additionally, Montessori advocates experiences that are "real-world" and allow children to build intrinsic motivational opportunities; therefore, creating independent thinkers that will be competitive problem-solvers in the global economy of the 21st century. The limited studies on the Montessori Method of teaching offer opportunities for further investigation at all grade levels. For example, it is recommended to conduct a study to compare students who receive Montessori education during the early years of their academic life with those who receive Montessori education from pre-k to high school graduation. Because the Montessori name does not have a trademark, there are opportunities for investigating Montessori teacher preparation and comparing the preparation of the teachers to the standardized assessment results. There are also opportunities for investigating the method and curriculum used at schools that carry the name Montessori for comparison purposes amongst Montessori schools as well as in comparison to the results of the standardized assessments at these schools.
Language: English
Published: Corpus Christi, Texas, 2013
Article
Montessori-Zentral-Gesellschaft [Montessori Central Society]
Publication: Zeitschrift für Angewandte Psychologie
Date: 1926
Pages: 144
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Language: German
ISSN: 0948-5503
Book Section
Kinesiologische Diagnostik nach Vojta. Zur Frühdiagnostik zentraler Koordinationsstörungen [Kinesiological diagnostics according to Vojta. For the early diagnosis of central coordination disorders]
Book Title: Die Montessori-Pädagogik und das behinderte Kind: Referate und Ergebnisse des 18. Internationalen Montessori Kongresses (München, 4-8 Juli 1977) [The Montessori System and the Handicapped Child: Papers and Reports of the 18th International Montessori Congress (Munich, July 4-8, 1977)]
Pages: 241-249
Cerebral palsied children, Children with disabilities, Conferences, Developmental disabilities, International Montessori Congress (18th, Munich, Germany, 4-8 July 1977), Vojta therapy, Václav Vojta - Philosophy
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Language: German
Published: München: Kindler, 1978
ISBN: 3-463-00716-9