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Education Shapes the Structure of Semantic Memory and Impacts Creative Thinking
Available from: npj Science of Learning
Publication: npj Science of Learning, vol. 6, no. 1
Date: 2021
Pages: Article 35
Comparative education, Europe, Knowledge acquisition, Learning, Montessori method of education, Neuroscience, Switzerland, Western Europe
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Abstract/Notes: Education is central to the acquisition of knowledge, such as when children learn new concepts. It is unknown, however, whether educational differences impact not only what concepts children learn, but how those concepts come to be represented in semantic memory—a system that supports higher cognitive functions, such as creative thinking. Here we leverage computational network science tools to study hidden knowledge structures of 67 Swiss schoolchildren from two distinct educational backgrounds—Montessori and traditional, matched on socioeconomic factors and nonverbal intelligence—to examine how educational experience shape semantic memory and creative thinking. We find that children experiencing Montessori education show a more flexible semantic network structure (high connectivity/short paths between concepts, less modularity) alongside higher scores on creative thinking tests. The findings indicate that education impacts how children represent concepts in semantic memory and suggest that different educational experiences can affect higher cognitive functions, including creative thinking.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1038/s41539-021-00113-8
ISSN: 2056-7936
Article
La maison des petits in Genf [The Children's Home in Geneva]
Publication: Kindergarten, vol. 66
Date: 1925
Pages: 19-20
Europe, Switzerland, Western Europe
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Language: German
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Emotion Recognition Development: Preliminary Evidence for an Effect of School Pedagogical Practices
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Learning and Instruction, vol. 69
Date: 2020
Pages: 101353
Comparative education, Europe, Neuroscience, Switzerland, Western Europe
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Abstract/Notes: While emotion recognition is shaped through social interactions from a child's early years through at least late adolescence, no emphasis has thus far been given to the effects of daily experiences at school. We posited that enriched, more diverse, and less competitive social interactions fostered by some pedagogical practices may contribute to emotion recognition processes in children. Here, we investigated differences in emotion recognition among schoolchildren experiencing the Montessori versus traditional practices. Children performed two tasks; one measuring the impact of social context on fear-surprise perception, and one measuring their bias toward happiness or anger. Results suggest that children experiencing traditional practices show a higher sensitivity to fear-recognition, while children attending Montessori schools show a higher integration of social cues and perceive expressions of happiness for longer durations. Such preliminary findings call for replication and further research to determine which pedagogical features from the Montessori method may explain these effects.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2020.101353
ISSN: 0959-4752
Article
Maria Montessori nel Ticino [Maria Montessori in Ticino]
Publication: L'Àdula: Organo Ticinese di Cultura Italiana, vol. 10, no. 4
Date: 1932
Europe, Italy, Southern Europe, Switzerland, Western Europe
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Language: Italian
Article
La Montessori e l'idealismo pedagogico
Publication: L'Àdula: Organo Ticinese di Cultura Italiana
Date: 1920
Europe, Italy, Southern Europe, Switzerland, Western Europe
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Language: Italian
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Montessori students exhibit a more richly connected semantic memory network
Cognitive development, Comparative education, Europe, Montessori method of education, Neuroscience, Switzerland, Western Europe
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Abstract/Notes: The type of education a child receives appears to influence how they represent knowledge in long-term memory, according to a new study published in the journal Science of Learning. The findings indicate that Montessori students tend to have a more richly connected network of semantic memories. ...
Language: English
Published: Mar 6, 2022
Article
News from the Training Centers
Publication: AMI Bulletin, no. 3
Date: 2006
Pages: 4–5
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Abstract/Notes: Canada, Switzerland, UK
Language: English
Article
Dans les écoles Montessori
Available from: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) - e-Periodica
Publication: Berner Schulblatt / L'école bernoise, vol. 58, no. 44
Date: Jan 31, 1925
Pages: 592-593
Europe, Switzerland, Western Europe
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Language: French
ISSN: 1661-268X, 2297-8054
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Other Reports
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 2005, no. 2-3
Date: 2005
Pages: 56–70
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Abstract/Notes: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Pakistan, Sweden, Switzerland, United States
Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
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Other Reports
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1995, no. 2/3
Date: 1995
Pages: 17–36
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Abstract/Notes: from Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Southern Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, United Nations.
Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959