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Montessori Method

Also Known As The Montessori Method
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Maria Montessori's approach to early education, developed from her work with young children at the Casa dei Bambini in Rome beginning in 1907, built on the claim that children pass through sensitive periods of heightened receptivity to particular kinds of learning and learn best through self-directed activity in a carefully prepared environment rather than direct instruction.

Facts
Core Claim
Children move through sensitive periods of heightened receptivity to particular kinds of learning, and learn most effectively through self-directed activity in a prepared environment rather than direct instruction. 2
Origin Year
1907 2
Evidence Standing
Mixed 3
Classification
Education Level
Early Childhood Education (ISCED 0) 1
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Additional Source Association Montessori Internationale (Wikipedia)Association Montessori Internationale, lead section
Source Wikipedia: Erdkinder

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Additional Source Montessori education (Wikipedia)Montessori education, lead section

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Additional Source Montessori education (Wikipedia)Montessori education page
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1. Montessori Method (Wikipedia)
Body: Montessori classrooms for children under three
Quote, Body: Montessori classrooms for children under three
Montessori classrooms for children under three fall into several categories, with a number of terms being used.
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2. Wikipedia
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  • Core Claim: Children move through sensitive periods of heightened receptivity to particular kinds of learning, and learn most effectively through self-directed activity in a prepared environment rather than direct instruction.
  • Origin Year: 1907
3. Structural Learning: Montessori Method
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Recent evidence suggests Montessori education can support both academic and non-academic outcomes, although results depend on programme fidelity and context
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Montessori education (Wikipedia)
  • Montessori education, lead section
    The Montessori method of education is a type of educational method that encourages children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods.
  • Lead section
    Montessori also observed and discovered periods of special sensitivity to particular stimuli during this time which she called the "sensitive periods." In Montessori education, the classroom environment responds to these periods by making appropriate materials and activities available while the periods are active in each individual young child.
  • Montessori education, History
    Maria Montessori began developing her educational philosophy and methods in 1897, attending courses in pedagogy at the University of Rome.
  • In Category: Learning Theory and Concepts, Article text
    The Montessori method of education is a type of educational method that encourages children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods.
  • In Approach: Montessori Education, Montessori education page
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Wikipedia: Erdkinder
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Erdkinder, Erdkinder, lead section
Quote, Associated With: Erdkinder, Erdkinder, lead section
Erdkinder (German for "Children of the Earth") is the pedagogical model developed by Maria Montessori for the education of adolescents, typically defined as ages 12 to 18.
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Association Montessori Internationale (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Association Montessori Internationale, Association Montessori Internationale, lead section
Quote, Associated With: Association Montessori Internationale, Association Montessori Internationale, lead section
AMI was constituted in 1929, by Maria Montessori, to maintain and develop her pedagogy with the purpose of making it available to as many children as possible worldwide.
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