| Description |
xii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. An answer to the crisis in education -- 2. The impact of movement on learning and cognition -- 3. Choice and perceived control -- 4. Interest in human learning -- 5. Extrinsic rewards and motivation -- 6. Learning from peers -- 7. Meaningful contexts for learning -- 8. Adult interaction styles and child outcomes -- 9. Order in environment and mind -- 10. Education for children |
| Summary |
"One hundred years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, devised a very different method of educating children, based on her observations of how they naturally learn. Does Montessori education provide a viable alternative to traditional schooling? Do Dr. Montessori's theories and practices stand up to the scrutiny of modern-day developmental psychology? Can developmental psychology tell us anything about how and why Montessori methods work?" |
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"In Montessori, Angeline Stoll Lillard shows that science has finally caught up with Maria Montessori: current scientific research provides astounding support for her major insights. Lillard present the research concerning eight insights that are foundational to Montessori education and describes how each of these insights is applied in the Montessori classroom. In reading this book, parents and teachers alike will develop a clear understanding of what happens in a Montessori classroom and, more important, why it happens and why it works. Montessori, however, does much more than explain the scientific basis for Montessori's system: amid the clamor for evidence-based education, this book presents the studies that show how children learn best, makes clear why many traditional practices come up short, and describes an ingenious alternative that works |
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Everyone interested in education, at all levels and in all forms, will take from this book a wealth of insights on how to improve teaching effectiveness."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952.
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Montessori method of education -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2004057580 |
| ISBN |
0195168682 |
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0195168682 (hbk.) |
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9780195168686 |
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