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An Evaluation of the Relationship between Academic Performance and Physical Fitness Measures in City Montessori Schools
Available from: Social Science Research Network
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between academic achievement and physical fitness in City Montessori Schools. Data from the academic year 2004-2005 Fitnessgram were compared to reading, mathematics and science scores on the Health Standards Test (CST) of 253 elementary schools in the Orange County School District. Physical education teachers from the 10 lowest scoring and 10 highest scoring schools were interviewed regarding content of the physical education classes in their school. Simple correlation coefficients revealed a positive linear relationship between academic scores and physical fitness scores. The interview with the teachers revealed that most of the 10 lowest scoring schools did not have a designated physical education teacher. All of the 10 highest scoring schools had designated physical education teachers and followed the physical education guidelines recommended by the Lucknow Education Board.
Language: English
Published: Rochester, New York, Mar 27, 2013
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
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
Master's Thesis
Acquisition of English as a Second Language for Hispanic Immigrant Adults with Low Academic and Socioeconomic Levels in the United States of America Through a Proposed Montessori Approach / Adquisición del Inglés como Segunda Lengua en Adultos Hispanos Inmigrantes con Bajo Nivel Académico y Socioeconómico en Estados Unidos de América: Proponiendo un Enfoque Montessori
Available from: American Montessori Society
Adult education, Americas, Immigrants, Language acquisition, Language development, Montessori method of education, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
Published: San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, 2017
Book Section
An Academic Preschool for Disadvantaged Children: Conclusions from Evaluation Studies
Available from: Books to Borrow @ Internet Archive
Book Title: Preschool Programs for the Disadvantaged: Five Experimental Approaches to Early Childhood Education: Proceedings of the First Annual Hyman Blumberg Symposium on Research in Early Childhood Education
Pages: 1-21
Children with disabilities, Conferences, Developmentally disabled children, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Hyman Blumberg Symposium on Research in Early Childhood Education (1st, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1971), Inclusive education, Preschool children, Preschool education, Special education
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Language: English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1972
ISBN: 978-0-8018-1370-2 0-8018-1370-0
Doctoral Dissertation (Ph.D.)
A Comparison of the Achievement Test Performance of Children Who Attended Montessori Schools and Those Who Attended Non-Montessori Schools in Taiwan
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
Asia, China, East Asia, Taiwan
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Abstract/Notes: There are two purposes of the current study. First was to examine whether or not children in the elementary school in Taiwan who had received Montessori early childhood education obtain significantly higher scores on tests of language arts, math, and social studies than children who attended non-Montessori pre-elementary programs. Second one was to examine whether or not the number years of Montessori education has a positive impact on the students' scores when they are in elementary grades. According to Chattin-McNichols (1992b), children from Montessori education program are doing better in some respects than other programs. Some studies have found that in the United States, Montessori students have strong academic outcomes especially in language arts than non-Montessori students (Daux, 1995; Hobbs, 2008; Lillard & Else-Quest, 2006; Manner, 1999). The present study involved 196 participants from a private Catholic elementary school in Taipei City, Taiwan. Ninety-eight first, second, and third grade students had Montessori early childhood experience and 98 first, second, and third grade students did not have Montessori early childhood experience. Using one-way MANOVA as a statistical tool, there were mixed results in the present study. The results showed students who had Montessori early childhood education experience had higher test scores of language arts than the students who did not have Montessori education experience. In conclusion, the present study partially supports the findings of other studies and shows that Montessori education has some long-term impact on the students' language arts learning.
Language: English
Published: Terre Haute, Indiana, 2009
Article
Place-Based Education: Connecting Classrooms and Communities. Closing the Achievement Gap: The SEER Report
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 39, no. 1
Date: Winter 2014
Pages: 61-78
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: As research today is often required to validate innovative aspects of education, David Sobel's analysis of the SEER report makes quantitative sense of nature education and its ability to improve learning. Test scores increase, attendance surges, language arts assessments show richer self-expression, speaking skills gain a community cause, math engagement flourishes, and students do science and not just study science. Environmental education combined with service learning takes the school into a higher purpose and creates rich learning incentives.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Of Heroes and the Heroic: Reflections on the Early Life and Achievements of Maria Montessori
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 32, no. 1
Date: 2007
Pages: 5–21
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Doctoral Dissertation (Ed.D.)
The Influence of Montessori-Based Literacy Instruction and Methods on Reading Achievement of Students in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
Available from: Seton Hall University eRepository
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Abstract/Notes: This study examines the influence of Montessori-based literacy curriculum and instruction on student achievement in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. I studied 71 matched pairs of urban charter school students (n=142) to determine if there was a statistically significant difference in reading achievement, as measured by the Maryland School Assessment (MSA), between students who were instructed by their teachers in Montessori literacy methods and curriculum and students from a nearby charter school who were instructed by their teachers using a basal reading method. T-tests were used to compare the mean scores of the combined grade levels from each cohort on the 2011-2012 Maryland School Assessment (Reading section). The results of this study suggest that there was no significant difference in reading achievement between the two groups of students. There is very limited empirical research available examining reading achievement in Montessori public charter schools. Further research is recommended with similar groups of students from public Montessori school settings, or in this same setting with a different comparison group or a different evaluation tool.
Language: English
Published: South Orange, New Jersey, 2013
Conference Paper
Promoting Achievement in Child Centered Education: Evaluation of a Non-Graded, Multi-age, Continuous Progress Primary School (K-3)
Available from: ERIC
American Education Research Association Annual Meeting (New Orleans, Louisiana, April 4-8, 1994)
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Abstract/Notes: An evaluation was conducted of a comprehensive plan to restructure a primary school in Candler County, Georgia, into a non-graded, multi-age, continuous progress learning center. The project entailed restructuring the classroom, implementing a shared decision-making structure, developing a learning curriculum, and using portfolio assessment to monitor student progress. The project was evaluated on three objectives: academic success, positive self-esteem and socialization, and the project's shared decision-making structure. These objectives were evaluated according to a case-study design, with the inclusion of quantitative and qualitative techniques. Academic success was examined through the following instruments: the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, portfolio writing, an informal reading inventory, and teacher ranking. Parent questionnaires, teacher questionnaires, and teacher interviews were used to evaluate positive self-esteem and socialization. Teacher interviews, teacher workshops,
Language: English