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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
The Early Childhood Montessori Pedagogy: Practices and Challenges in Pupils’ Cognitive Development in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania
Available from: Research and Scientific Innovation Society
Publication: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, vol. 7, no. 3
Date: Mar 2023
Pages: 228-245
Africa, Cognitive development, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, East Africa, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania
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Abstract/Notes: The Montessori educational method has seen great success in recent years. The media portrays this method in a very favourable
Language: English
ISSN: 2454-6186
Article
A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Montessori Education on Five Fields of Development and Learning in Preschool and School-Age Children
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 73
Date: Apr 2023
Pages: Article 102182
Child development, Children, Elementary school students, Learning, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - Evaluation, Preschool children
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Abstract/Notes: This meta-analysis examines the effects of Montessori Education (ME) on five dimensions of development and learning in preschool and school-age children. It includes data from 33 experimental or quasi-experimental studies comparing ME with other pedagogical approaches (268 effect sizes; n = 21,67). These studies were conducted in North-America, Asia and Europe, and published between 1991 and 2021. Effect size estimated using Hedges’ unbiased g, and a 3-level multilevel meta-analytic approach applied due to the dependency among the effect sizes obtained from the same study. Results showed that ME’s effects on development and learning are positive and vary from moderate to high, depending on the dimension considered: cognitive abilities (g = 0.17), social skills (g = 0.22), creativity (g = 0.25), motor skills (g = 0.27), and academic achievement (g = 1.10). Analyses of different moderators did not reveal differences by school level, type of publication and continent.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2023.102182
ISSN: 0361-476X
Book Section
Man's development according to the ideas of J. Gurdjieff / La formazione dell'uomo secondo le idee di J. Gurdjieff
Book Title: La formazione dell'uomo nella ricostruzione mondiale: atti dell'8. Congresso internazionale Montessori presieduto da Maria Montessori, San Remo, 22-29 agosto 1949
Pages: 185-194
Conferences, Europe, International Montessori Congress (8th, San Remo, Italy, 22-29 August 1949), Italy, Southern Europe
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Abstract/Notes: Report by the President of the Kingstone on Thames Institute for Comparative Studies of History, Philosophy and Sciences (England)
Language: English, Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Ente Opera Montessori, 1950
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La scuola materna e lo sviluppo industriale [The kindergarten and industrial development]
Book Title: Convegno sui problemi dell'educazione infantile nella vita industriale: atti [Conference on the problems of childhood education in industrial life: proceedings]
Pages: 9-26
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Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Ente Opera Montessori, 1956
Il pensiero pedagogico di Maria Montessori nel suo progressivo sviluppo [The pedagogical thought of Maria Montessori in its progressive development]
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Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy, 1950
Article
The Effects of the Montessori Sensory Education on Sensory Ability Development of the Children with Disability / 몬테소리 감각 교육이 장애아의 지각 향상에 미치는 영향
Publication: 韓國肢體不自由兒敎育學會誌 重複·肢體不自由兒敎育 / Korean Journal of Physical and Multiple Disabilities, vol. 40
Date: 2002
Pages: 213-231
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Language: Korean
ISSN: 1226-8836
Article
Development of a Montessori Performance Assessment Scale / 몬테소리 수행평가 도구 개발에 관한 연구
Available from: RISS
Publication: 유아교육연구 / Korean Journal of Early Childhood Education, vol. 24, no. 2
Date: 2004
Pages: 243-264
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Abstract/Notes: This study develops a Montessori Performance Assessment Scale (MPAS), a scale for assessing the performance of 3-5 year old kindergarteners in Montessori programs. Subjects were 50 3-5 year old children attending a Montessori kindergarten in Seoul and 167 kindergarten teachers in Montessori programs in Seoul. Statistical methods employed were frequency, Cronbach's Alpha, test/re-test reliability, construct validity and concurrent validity. Results of this study are: 1) There are few reliable scales to assess the performance of the educational objectives of Montessori programs: 2) Cronbach's Alpha of the MPAS's of 8 areas (practical life, sense, language, mathematics, social studies, science, music and art education) ranged from .90 to .92. The correlation of the test/re-test was .92. The correlation among the MPAS's 8 areas and between the 8 areas and the total scores of the areas ranged from .67 to .89. It was also shown that MPAS highly correlated with the Standardized Korean Creativity Traits Checklist (K-CTC) (r=.51) and the Korean Child Social Maturity Scales (r=.60). These results indicate that MPAS developed by the authors is a valid scale with high reliability. / 본 연구는 몬테소리 유아교육과정을 실시하는 기관에서 일상생활 연습, 감각, 언어, 수학, 사회, 과학, 음악, 미술교육의 8개 영역에 대한 유아의 수행능력을 구체적이고 객관적으로 평가할 수 있는 도구를 개발하고자 하는 목적으로 이루어졌다. 167명의 몬테소리 유아교육기관 교사를 대상으로 평가방법에 대한 현황을 파악하고 3차례에 걸쳐 만 3～5세 남녀 유아에게 검사를 실시한 후 전문가 협의를 거쳐 몬테소리 수행평가 도구의 항목과 점수체계를 구성하였다. 몬테소리 수행평가 도구 개발 과정에서는 서울지역에 있는 대학 부속유치원에 다니는 유아 50명을 대상으로 적용하여 그 가능성을 검증하였다. 개발된 평가도구의 신뢰도를 알아보기 위해서는 Cronbach’s α값과 재검사 계수(test/re-test correlation)를 산출하였다. Cronbach’s α값은 .90에서 .92의 범위로 매우 높은 문항내적 합치도를 보여주었으며 재검사 계수 또한 .92로 높은 신뢰도를 보여주었다. 본 연구자들이 개발한 수행평가의 8개 구인과 총점간 상관계수는 .67～.89로 나타났다. 개발된 몬테소리 수행평가 도구는 유아용 창의적 특성 검사(r＝.51) 및 사회성숙도 검사(r＝.60)와도 높은 상관이 있는 것으로 나타났다.
Language: Korean
ISSN: 1226-9565, 2733-9637
Book
Montessori and the Spiritual Development of the Child
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Language: English
Published: Cleveland, Ohio: North American Montessori Teachers' Association, 1999
Article
Supporting the Development of the Personality: Challenges in Meeting the Needs of Freshmen and Sophomores
Publication: Whole School Montessori Handbook
Date: 2015
Pages: 499–505
Americas, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, Teacher training, Teachers, United States of America
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Language: English