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Autor/in | Judge, Joan |
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Titel | A Comparison of Preschool Children in Observation Tasks From Two Programs: Montessori and Science-A Process Approach. |
Quelle | (1974), (13 Seiten)
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Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Curriculum; Early Childhood Education; Educational Research; Instruction; Preschool Education; Science Education |
Abstract | The purpose of this study was to compare preschool children from classes using the Montessori method and Science-A Process Approach (S-APA) in the process skill of observation. The first stage of the study compared the programs with respect to (1) the sequential presentation, (2) the use of materials to provide sensory training, (3) practice acquired through activities, and (4) the role of the teacher. Conclusions were that because S-APA and Montessori seemed to have common elements and because both had taught the process of observation, there was a reasonable justification to compare student competence in observation. The second part of the study compared the competence on observational tasks of three groups of 25 children, ages 5 and 6. The first group received Montessori training for two years in preschool, the second group used S-APA for one year with background of another type of preschool that excluded Montessori, and the third group which served as a control had neither Montessori nor S-APA training in their two-year preschool experience. Students were tested on a set of observational tasks from the text, the Science Process Instrument. Findings showed no significant differences between the Montessori and the S-APA preschool students in regard to competence in observation. Both the Montessori and the S-APA groups scored higher than the control group. (DT) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |