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Master's Thesis

Okulöncesi eğitim kurumlarında Montessori ve geleneksel öğretim yöntemleri alan çocukların sayı kavramını kazanma davranışlarının karşılaştırılması [Comparison of the number concept acquisition behaviors of children who take Montessori and traditional teaching methods in preschool education institutions]

Available from: Selçuk University (Turkey)

Asia, Comparative education, Middle East, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Turkey, Western Asia

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Abstract/Notes: Yıllardır, eğitimciler ve öğretmenler, her seviyedeki çocuğu eğitme adına en etkili öğretim yöntemini araştırmaktadırlar. Bu araştırmanın amacını, okulöncesi eğitim kurumlarına devam eden 4-5 yaş çocuklarına sayı kavramını kazandırmada Montessori Öğretim Yöntemi ve Geleneksel Öğretim yöntemlerinin etkinliğini karşılaştırmak oluşturmuştur. Bu amaçla, Selçuk Üniversitesi Mesleki Eğitim Fakültesi'ne bağlı İhsan Doğramacı Uygulama Anaokulu'na devam eden 4-5 yaş çocuklarına Montessori Öğretim Yöntemi ve Geleneksel Öğretim Yöntemi ile ?Sayı Kavramı? eğitimi verilerek, hangi yöntemin daha etkili olduğu araştırılmıştır. Araştırma deneysel olarak planlanmıştır. Çocuklardan 20 tanesi 4 yaş (10 tanesi deney grubu, 10 tanesi kontrol grubu) 20 tanesi de 5 yaş (10 tanesi deney grubu, 10 tanesi kontrol grubu) olmak üzere, toplam 40 çocuk çalışma grubunu oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın başlangıç düzeyinde gerek deney, gerekse kontrol grubuna ön test uygulanarak her iki grubun birbirine denk olduğu sonucu elde edilmiştir. Başlangıç düzeyinin tespitinden sonra 6 haftalık bir süreçte deney grubuna Montessori Eğitim Yöntemine uygun eğitim verilirken, kontrol grubuna da Geleneksel Öğretim Yöntemi ile eğitim verilmiştir. Verilen her iki eğitimin sonunda gruplara son test uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS programının 15.0 versiyonu kullanılmıştır. Analiz yöntemlerinden Mann-Whitney U testi yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonunda deney grubu ile kontrol grubu arasında deney grubu lehine anlamlı bir fark olduğu tespit edilmiştir. / For decades, researchers and teachers have investigated the most effective teaching methods in educating children at every levels. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Montessori and Traditional Teaching Methods to make the pre-schoolers acquire mathematical concept. Therefore, the pre-schoolers attending Ihsan Dogramaci Practising Preschool under the title of Faculty of Vocational Education of Selcuk University are taught ?Mathematical Concept? via Montessori and Traditional Teaching Methods to investigate the effectiveness of them. The study is planned as an experimental one. The sample is 20 for 4 years old (10 for experimental and 10 for control groups) and 20 for 5 years old ((10 for experimental and 10 for control groups), totally 40. At the beginning of the research, 40 preschoolers are given pre-test to display the groups are equal to each other. Following pre-test, the experimental group is taught by Montessori while the control group is taught by Traditional Teaching Methods. Mann-Whitney U test Statistical under the title of Pogramming for Social Sciences SPSS 15.0 version is practised to analyze the data. At the end of the trainning, both of the groups are given post test to analyze the outcomes of the methods. At the end of the research, it shows that there is significant differences between experimental and control groups for experimental one.

Language: Turkish

Published: Konya, Turkey, 2008

Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)

The Effects of Songs on Hmong Vocabulary Acquisition

Available from: St. Catherine University

Action research, Americas, Bilingualism, Displaced communities, Hmong (Asian people), Hmong American children, Hmong American families, Hmong songs, Immigrants, Language acquisition, North America, Refugees

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Abstract/Notes: This action research assessed the effects of singing a song to learn language in a bilingual classroom. The research took place at a bilingual Hmong-English Montessori preschool program. 28 preschool-aged children participated in the research which was conducted over five weeks. Data sources included a parent questionnaire, vocabulary pre-test, vocabulary post-test with a follow-up conversation, daily observation logs, and tally sheet. The children were taught 16 Hmong vocabulary words with half the words sung to the tune of a common children’s song and the other half by simple reciting. The results from the vocabulary post-test showed that there was an increase in the children’s ability to recall Hmong vocabulary taught through the song and the follow-up conversation showed that the children enjoyed learning by singing. Further research could examine the continued use of singing vocabulary to common children’s songs and its effects on language learning in the long-term.

Language: English

Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2019

Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)

Pants, Jacket, Hat, Boots and Mittens, Boots and Mittens: Toddlers’ Acquisition of Dressing Skills and Independence

Available from: St. Catherine University

Action research

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Abstract/Notes: Toddlers bundled up in snow clothes are adorable. How does one guide a toddler to dress appropriately? This action research project invited older children to spend five weeks assisting toddlers with learning how to put on snow clothes. An attendance and time log chronicled every day of the study. A checklist of progress with articles of clothing and levels of independence helped monitor the toddlers. Field notes and post-study feedback forms collected additional details. The quantitative and qualitative results showed an increase in independent dressing skills. Transition routines and visual schedules received attention in this study on independent dressing skills. This report contains resources for similar studies. In future studies, pairing toddlers with the same older child for every visit and increasing the number of older children are possible options.

Language: English

Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2016

Doctoral Dissertation

An Exploration of the Relationship Between Preschool Experience and the Acquisition of Phonological Awareness in Kindergarten

Available from: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

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Abstract/Notes: In order to address perceived problems of readiness for kindergarten it is important to know more about the effect of preschool attendance on improving the literacy skills of phonological awareness. The purpose of the study was to explore the possible effects of belonging to a particular ethnic group, attending preschool, belonging to varying socioeconomic groups, and belonging to a group classified as English as a second language on academic progress in phonological awareness. The data set included 134 children who attended kindergarten in the 2000-2001 school year. The children belonged to one of four preschool cohorts: those who attended a preschool using the High/Scope curriculum, a Montessori preschool program, a Head Start preschool program, and children who had not attended preschool of any kind, including summer preschool. Variables included the seven subtests from the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) for the fall and spring of kindergarten, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (free and reduced lunch) and English as a second language classification. Analysis of variance was used for the exploratory study. Exploratory analysis suggested that ethnicity had an effect on a child's scores in the fall and spring of kindergarten in select subtests (spelling, letter sound and summed score). Analysis also suggested a significant main effect on fall scores of all subtests for socioeconomic status. For children classified as English as a second language, analysis suggested order of means for both fall and spring for all subtests was native English and then English as a Second Language. Finally, the analysis suggested Montessori programs had the highest mean score in all subtests. The no preschool cohort was lowest in both fall and spring on word recognition, alphabet recognition, letter sounds, and summed score. A significant main effect attributable for preschool program was noted on all subtests for both fall and spring.

Language: English

Published: Fairfax, Virginia, 2003

Master's Thesis

Moral Development and the Acquisition of Conservation in Montessori Children

Child development, Montessori method of education

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Language: English

Published: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1970

Book

The acquisition of written narrative discourse competence: the emergent literacy of young children writing to read in Montessori and kindergarten classrooms

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Language: English

Published: [S.l.]: University of California, 1992

Article

A Montessori Approach to Learning Another Language

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 32, no. 1

Pages: 197–217

Bilingualism, Language acquisition

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Abstract/Notes: Includes lesson plans for 3-6 and 6-9

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Article

What Are the Language Arts For?

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2

Pages: 123-132

Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Elementary education, Language acquisition, Language arts, Montessori method of education

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Abstract/Notes: Depicts the isolation which results when education, particularly language arts education, is concerned primarily with the acquisition of skills. Urges educators not to lose sight of the fundamental purpose of the language arts, which are to help people make and articulate meaning from their experiences, to empower people, and to imagine alternative possibilities for themselves. (HTH)

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Article

Whole Language: A Whole Educational Reform

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 16, no. 2

Pages: 59–70

Educational change, Language acquisition, Language experience approach in education, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools

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Abstract/Notes: Presented at NAMTA conference on educational reform, Washington, DC, February 28-March 3, 1991

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Article

Montessori Developmental Turning Points for Adolescent Language

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 2

Pages: 37–43

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Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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