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Research Report (Master's)
Educators on Social Media: A Look Into What Montessori Teachers and Other Educators Believe About Intrinsic Motivation and Rewards
Available from: American Montessori Society
Intrinsic motivation, Montessori method of education - Teachers, Social media in education, Teachers
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Language: English
Published: Cincinnati, Ohio, 2013
Master's Thesis (Curriculum And Instruction)
Montessori Education & Social Justice: Overlap, Potential & Areas for Growth
Available from: American Montessori Society
Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education, Social justice
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Abstract/Notes: Montessori education is aligned with Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP), yet poor students and students of color are not attending Montessori schools. In this research, narrative inquiry is used to unpack how well Montessori education is serving poor students and students of color. Results show great potential, while also display a complex web of history, perception, and current practices that need to be addressed in order for Montessori education to best serve poor students and students of color.
Language: English
Published: Madison, Wisconsin, 2016
Doctoral Dissertation
Executive Function, Social-Emotional Skills, and Academic Competence in Three Preschool Programmes: Pathways to School Readiness
Available from: British Library - EthOS
Academic achievement, Comparative education, Executive function, Preschool education, Social emotional learning
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Abstract/Notes: Research findings indicate that executive function (EF), social-emotional skills, and pre-academic competence significantly promote children's school readiness and later success. School readiness broadly refers to a combination of skills necessary to function successfully in school and lack thereof may increase the risk of children's school problems. Therefore, it is essential for school systems to provide appropriate and timely support to the development of these fundamental skills. The present study focused on three particular preschool programmes: Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and the traditional play-based (British Columbia Early Learning Framework: BCEFL) programmes in Western Canada. Although they are popular, there is little empirical research that examines and compares the benefits of these programmes to the development of school readiness skills. As such, the present study aimed to 1) determine the effectiveness of these three preschool programmes in Western Canada on the development of children's school readiness; and 2) examine other sources of influences in the child, family and school in relation to the development of school readiness skills. Overall, 119 preschool children (48 Montessori, 42 Reggio Emilia, 29 BCELF) participated in the study. Observation was conducted once in the autumn of 2015 for each classroom using the CLASS observation tool. Teachers and parents of participating children filled in a series of questionnaires regarding the quality of their relationship with their child and their perceptions of daily EF and social-emotional skills of their child. The researcher also assessed individual children's fluid intelligence, EF, and pre-academic competence. The results showed that 1) although Montessori education appeared to be the most effective in facilitating numeracy skills, no curriculum stood out as notably more effective than any of the others at improving other areas of school readiness skills; 2) well-run classrooms where teachers were effective in time, behavioural, and attention management were most effective in promoting children's numeracy skills; 3) EF, social-emotional skills, and pre-academic competence exhibited an overlapping developmental process over time; 4) relational quality in both home and school environments significantly affected the development of school readiness skills, especially social-emotional skills; and 5) adults' perceptions of children's EF and social-emotional skills had a significant consequence for how teachers and parents formed their relationships with their children.
Language: English
Published: Oxford, England, 2018
Article
Effects of Montessori Education on the Academic, Cognitive, and Social Development of Disadvantaged Preschoolers: A Randomized Controlled Study in the French Public-School System
Available from: Wiley Online Library
Publication: Child Development, vol. 92, no. 5
Date: Sep/Oct 2021
Pages: 2069-2088
Academic achievement, Cognitive development, Europe, France, Montessori method of education, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, Montessori schools, Public Montessori, Social development, Western Europe, Work periods
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Abstract/Notes: Previous research on Montessori preschool education is inconsistent and prone to analytic flexibility. In this preregistered study, disadvantaged preschoolers in a French public school were randomly assigned to either conventional or Montessori classrooms, with the latter being adapted to French public education. Adaptations included fewer materials, shorter work periods, and relatively limited Montessori teacher training. Cross-sectional analyses in kindergarten (N = 176; Mage = 5–6) and longitudinal analyses over the 3 years of preschool (N = 70; Mage = 3–6) showed that the adapted Montessori curriculum was associated with outcomes comparable to the conventional curriculum on math, executive functions, and social skills. However, disadvantaged kindergarteners from Montessori classrooms outperformed their peers on reading (d = 0.68). This performance was comparable to that of advantaged children from an accredited Montessori preschool.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13575
ISSN: 0009-3920, 1467-8624
Article
Performance of Montessori and Traditionally Schooled Nursery Children on Social Cognitive Tasks and Memory Problems
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 5, no. 2
Date: Apr 1980
Pages: 124-137
Americas, Cognition, Comparative education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: In two independent experiments, the performance of 4-year-old children drawn from Montessori classrooms was compared with that of children attending traditional preschools. It was speculated that the Montessori children might excel in social cognitive reasoning and in memory—both indirect consequences of the cognitive skills targeted by the curriculum. In Experiment 1, there were three social cognitive tasks—referential communication, speech differentiation, and identifying emotions. In Experiment 2, there were two memory problems—recognition of logically related objects, and free recall. There was no evidence of a difference in the level of performance of children from the two types of schools on social cognitive tasks, and both groups recoded messages more effectively to explicit requests from the listener than to implicit ones. For memory, the Montessori children excelled on the recognition problem, but there was no difference between groups on free recall. It was concluded that the Montessori curriculum does influence cognitive development beyond the narrow bounds of the cognitive skills ostensibly taught in the classroom, but the impact is greatest where there is a close relation between the specific concepts learned in class and the skill in question.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/0361-476X(80)90033-8
ISSN: 0361-476X
Book Section
Maria Montessori e l'educazione come rimedio ai mali sociali dell'infanzia
Book Title: L'infanzia svantaggiata e Maria Montessori: esperienze psicopedagogiche, educative e sociali dal '900 ad oggi
Pages: 24-59
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Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Fefè Editore, 2013
ISBN: 978-88-95988-36-8
Series: Pagine Vere , 19
Book Section
Le donne, le questioni sociali, l'infanzia
Book Title: Il mondo al femminile di Maria Montessori. Regine, dame e altre donne [The female world of Maria Montessori. Queens, ladies and other women]
Pages: 51-88
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Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Fefè Editore, 2015
ISBN: 978-88-95988-62-7
Series: Pagine Vere , 27
Article
Kindererziehung als soziale Frage aus der Sicht von Montessori und Miller Pädagogik und Kältestudien [Child rearing as a social issue from the perspective of Montessori and Miller pedagogy and child studies]
Available from: RISS
Publication: 교육의 이론과 실천 / Theory and Practice of Education / Theorie und Praxis der Erziehung, vol. 23, no. 3
Date: 2018
Pages: 49-71
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Abstract/Notes: Diese Arbeit versucht, den Betrachtungen und Aspekten, die das Kind in unserer Gesellschaft ausgehend vom Standpunkt Montessoris beleuchten, nachzugehen, wobei ich die Gemeinsamkeiten in den Montessoris und Millers pädagogischen Ansätzen feststelle. Laut Montessori und Miller ist das Kind ist als gleichwertiger Mensch anzuerkennen, und die Seele des Kindes erfordert eine besondere Feinfühligkeit des Erwachsenen für seine Bedürfnisse her. Es ist wichtig, die Kinder in ihren Fähigkeiten bestmöglich zu fördern. Im Bezug auf das pädagogische Spannungsverhältnis von Selbständigkeit und Zwang beschäftige ich mich mit dem Widerspruch von pädagogischer Norm und Funktion aus der Sicht der Kältestudien von Gruschka. Die Kältestudien verweisen auf die von den einzelnen Menschen unaufhebbar erfahrenen Widersprüche von der Norm der sozialen Allgemeinheit von Bildung und der Selektionsfunktion von den pädagogischen Institutionen. Schließlich sollten die gesellschaftlichen Strukturen, die Kälte als gesellschaftlich akzeptiertes Verhalten verursachen, bewusst wahrgenommen und reflektiert werden. Dafür ist es nötig, den Kindern so viel wie möglich Freiheitsspielraum zu geben, in der sie Erfahrungsmöglichkeiten haben. Zudem ist Schulbildung mit dem Leben der Kinder zusammenzubringen. den Kindern so viel wie möglich Freiheitsspielraum zu geben, in der sie Erfahrungsmöglichkeiten haben. Zudem ist Schulbildung mit dem Leben der Kinder zusammenzubringen. den Kindern so viel wie möglich Freiheitsspielraum zu geben, in der sie Erfahrungsmöglichkeiten haben. Zudem ist Schulbildung mit dem Leben der Kinder zusammenzubringen. [This work attempts to trace the considerations and aspects that illuminate the child in our society from the Montessori point of view, noting the similarities in the Montessori and Miller's pedagogical approaches. According to Montessori and Miller, the child is to be recognized as an equal human being, and the child's soul requires a special sensitivity on the part of the adult for its needs. It is important to support the children in their abilities in the best possible way. In relation to the pedagogical tension between independence and coercion, I deal with the contradiction between pedagogical norm and function from the point of view of Gruschka's cold studies. The cold studies point to the irreconcilable contradictions experienced by individuals between the norm of the social generality of education and the selection function of educational institutions. Finally, the social structures that cause cold as socially accepted behavior should be consciously perceived and reflected upon. For this it is necessary to give the children as much freedom as possible in which they have opportunities for experience. In addition, school education must be combined with the life of the children. to give the children as much freedom as possible in which they have opportunities for experience. In addition, school education must be combined with the life of the children. to give the children as much freedom as possible in which they have opportunities for experience. In addition, school education must be combined with the life of the children.]
Language: German
ISSN: 1738-6675
Article
POMA: A Tangible User Interface to Improve Social and Cognitive Skills of Sri Lankan Children with ASD
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 144
Date: Dec 2020
Pages: Article 102486
Asia, Autism in children, Information and communications technology (ICT), South Asia, Sri Lanka, Technology and children
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Abstract/Notes: A Tangible User Interface (TUI) can bridge real-world physical objects with the digital world, which has much potential for children with ASD. However, at present, most TUIs have been developed for children in affluent countries. Such solutions may not be applicable for children with ASD in low resource countries like Sri Lanka. Therefore, we have designed a tablet-based, and cost-effective TUI called POMA (Picture to Object Mapping Activities) for supporting social and cognitive skills of Sri Lankan children with ASD. This paper presents the evaluation of POMA with 20 children with ASD (moderate: 6; mild: 14) and five special education teachers. Results show that both groups of children were able to play POMA accurately. However, children with moderate ASD required more time and help from the special education teachers to play POMA compared to children with mild ASD. This study identified several lessons for designing TUI, such as the importance of including audio prompts when the system is in idle state, using appropriate helper cues, using multiple types of reinforcements, easy-to-handle nature of the tangibles and the properties of them. Finally, we provide guidelines to overcome the issues for designing low-cost TUIs for children with ASD.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2020.102486
ISSN: 1071-5819
Book
L'infanzia svantaggiata e Maria Montessori: esperienze psicopedagogiche, educative e sociali dal '900 ad oggi
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Abstract/Notes: Qui si scrive dell’assoluta convinzione della Montessori che l’educazione, intesa in termini tecnico-scientifici ma soprattutto in senso ampio e nobile, fosse il principale strumento di recupero e di normalizzazione. E che ogni bambino sofferente di qualsiasi patologia o disagio, o semplicemente “a rischio”, sino ad allora trattato dal punto di vista medico o coercitivo, comunque emarginato ed escluso dalla società, fosse considerato “educabile” e avesse il diritto di essere “emendato” e di aspirare alla comprensione, alla accettazione e alla “normalità”. Un secolo dopo la Montessori molti ancora applicano tenacemente le sue idee.
Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Fefè Editore, 2013
ISBN: 978-88-95988-36-8
Series: Pagine Vere , 19