In a math proofreading task, Montessori-schooled children respond faster than traditionally-schooled children despite similar accuracy¶

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q3 i? Montessori students' reaction times were faster than traditionally-schooled students' (ηp² = 0.18). → Denervaud 2020

Evidence¶

Denervaud 2020¶

Denervaud, S., Fornari, E., Yang, X.-F., Hagmann, P., Immordino-Yang, M. H., & Sander, D. (2020). An fMRI study of error monitoring in Montessori and traditionally-schooled children. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-020-0069-6

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Behavioral analysis (2×2 ANOVA) of reaction times from 32 children performing a math proofreading task during fMRI. The study reports Montessori students averaged 1719 ms versus 2060 ms for traditionally-schooled students, "F(30,1) = 6.55, p = 0.016", ηp² = 0.18.

"Reaction time (RT) was on average faster in Montessori students (MRT_M = 1719 ms, SD = 405) than in traditionally-schooled students ( MRT_T = 2060, SD = 351), F(30,1) = 6.55, p = 0.016, ɳp 2 = 0.18."

Discussion¶

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