Abstract/Notes: Maria Montessori lectured in Italian during the first International Montessori Course in 1939 at Madras, India. These 75 lectures were translated into English by her son Mario, as she spoke. And were taken down near verbatim in short hand, transcribed and set into galleys overnight. One such set of proofs forms the original manuscript for this book. For the most part, each chapter in this book encompasses a single lecture. The lectures are left in the same order as they were given, swinging between psychology and the use of the materials. India’s diversity of language, social custom and religious practice enriched her research. During this time, Dr. Montessori worked with children in Madras and put into practice her theories of adapting the environment, furniture and the Practical Life materials to local conditions. In these lectures, Maria Montessori speaks with the mature wisdom of a lifetime spent studying, not just early childhood, but human development as a whole and gives a complete, wonderful and colorful overview of her pedagogy and philosophy.

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2020

ISBN: 978-90-79506-52-1

Series: The Montessori Series , 24

Language: English

Published: Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1981

ISBN: 0-8425-1990-4

Language: English

Published: Aurora, Illinois: Barnett, 1974

Abstract/Notes: This research was conducted to determine whether there is any effect of the Montessori approach-based STEM activities on the development of the problem-solving skills of pre-service preschool teachers or not. The mixed-method was employed in the research. The sample of the research consisted of 50 pre-service teachers, who were taking education in the Preschool Teacher Training Department of the Faculty of Education. A single grouped pretest-posttest pattern was created to determine the difference in the problem-solving skills of the pre-service teachers in the research. The quantitative data gathered during the process of the research were analysed with the statistical methods; the qualitative data were analysed with the content analysis. The “Problem Solving Scale” and the “Semi-structured Protocol Form” were used to collect the quantitative data in the research. Qualitative data prepared to support quantitative data consists of the open-ended semi-structured protocol form. The participants were educated with the Montessori approach-based STEM education for 14 weeks. In the results reached as a result of the research, it was observed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of problem-solving skills and the qualitative analysis results supported the quantitative results.

Language: English

DOI: 10.30831/akukeg.824773

ISSN: 1308-1659

Abstract/Notes: Bu araştırma, Montessori yaklaşım temelli STEM etkinliklerinin okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının; problem çözme, eleştirel düşünme eğilimi ve yaratıcılık becerilerinin gelişimi üzerine etkisinin olup olmadığını tespit etmek sağlamak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmada karma yöntem kullanılmıştır. Araştırma örneklemini 2017-2018 eğitim öğretim yılında Eğitim Fakültesi Okul Öncesi Öğretmenliği Bölümünde öğrenim gören 50 öğretmen adayı oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada öğretmen adaylarının problem çözme, eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri ve yaratıcılık becerilerindeki değişimi belirlemek amacıyla tek gruplu öntest sontest deseni oluşturulmuştur. Araştırma süresince elde edilen nicel verilerin analizi istatistiksel yöntemler ile nitel verilerin analizi ise içerik analizi ile yapılmıştır. Araştırmada nicel verilerin elde edilmesinde "Problem Çözme, Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimi ve Ne Kadar Yaratıcısınız?" ölçekleri ile "Yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat formu" kullanılmıştır. Nicel verileri destekleyici nitelikteki araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan nitel veriler açık uçlu yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formundan oluşmaktadır. 14 hafta boyunca adaylara Montessori yaklaşım temelli STEM eğitimleri verilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bulgularda; problem çözme, yaratıcılık ve eleştirel düşünme eğilimlerinin öntest ve sontest puanları arasında, anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu ve öğretmen adaylarının üst düzey düşünme becerilerinin olumlu yönde gelişim gösterdikleri ifadeleriyle de tespit edilmiştir. / This research aims to determine whether STEM practises- Montessori- based Approach have any effects of pre-school trainee teachers on problem solving, critical thinking tendency and creativity abilities to provide development. Mixed method has been used in this research. This study has been carried out fifty trainee teachers studying Pre-school Teaching in Education Faculty during 2071-2018 academic year. To detect the alteration of problem solving, critical thinking tendency and creativity abilities of the teacher trainees, one group pretest posttest experimental desing has been formed in this study. During the research, the analyzing of the quantitative data having been acquired has been carried out by means of statistical methods. In addition, the analyzing of teh qualitative data has been carried out with content analysis. In this study, to get data "Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Tendency, How Creative Are You?" scales and semi-structured interview form has been used. The qualitative data prepared by a research having a wuality supporting the quantitative data has been occured open-ended semi-structured interview form. STEM trainings Montessori based Approach have been given during fourteen weeks. It has been identified that there is a meaningful difference between problem solving, creativeness, critical thinking trends abilities' pretest and posttest points and teacher trainees' high level thinking skills have improved positively in the findings obtained at the end of the research.

Language: Turkish

Published: Erzincan, Turkey, 2018

Abstract/Notes: Character education is an effort to form good values imprinted in a person and manifested in the form of behavior so they can distinguish themselves from others. This character education aims to form a strong and noble human being. All educational institutions realize how important the development of character education is for students in their institutions. However, the process of character education has not been fully able to run effectively in all educational institutions because schools emphasize more on increasing students' cognitive abilities. This study aimed to obtain an overview of the extent to which teachers understand the importance of character education in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and the Montessori Method in shaping the character of students. This study is quantitative with a descriptive approach. The sample in this study was ECE teachers in Panongan Sub-district, Tangerang Regency, totaling 112 people. The selection of samples was done using the Simple Random Sampling method. The instrument used was a survey distributed to respondents via Google form. The results of the study indicate that ECE teachers have understood the importance of character education and the Montessori Method which is integrated into 6 aspects of early childhood development through a character education process that is provided continuously at every level.

Language: English

ISSN: 2717-7564

Language: English

Published: Oak Park, Illinois: Montessori Center for the Child, n.d.

Language: English

ISSN: 0959-4108

Abstract/Notes: A paper presented at the 18th International Montessori Congress, "The Montessori Method and the Handicapped Child", Munich, July, 1977.

Language: English

ISSN: 1877-539X

Abstract/Notes: The growing awareness of the need to re-evaluate present educational standards has brought about the revival of an interest in the educational approach of Maria Montessori. In a society where the individual's contribution counts heavily, less and less people are able to participate effectively. Developments in technology are putting a new premium on the ability to solve problems in linguistic and mathematical terms.

Language: English

ISSN: 0115-2823