Functional connectivity after correct versus incorrect responses differs by pedagogy: ACC–hippocampus in traditional students after correct trials, ACC–frontal connectivity in Montessori students after incorrect trials¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? For correct responses, traditionally-schooled students showed stronger connectivity between ACC/MFC/cuneus seeds and the right hippocampus than Montessori students. → Denervaud 2020 q2 i? For incorrect responses, Montessori students showed greater connectivity between the left ACC seed and right middle/superior frontal regions and left orbitofrontal cortex. → Denervaud 2020 (2)

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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Exploratory PPI functional connectivity analysis (voxel threshold p < 0.001 uncorrected) comparing pedagogical groups by response type; the traditional group showed stronger ACC–hippocampus connectivity after correct responses.

"For correct responses, the traditional pedagogy group showed stronger connectivity (higher correlation) between each seed (the left anterior cingulate cortex, the right medial prefrontal cortex, and the right cuneus) and the right hippocampus."

Denervaud 2020 (2)¶

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

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Exploratory PPI analysis: after incorrect responses, Montessori students showed "greater connectivity between the left anterior cingulate cortex seed" and right frontal regions and left orbitofrontal cortex; no regions showed greater incorrect-response connectivity for the traditional group.

"For incorrect responses, Montessori students showed greater connectivity between the left anterior cingulate cortex seed and the right middle and superior frontal regions, and the left orbitofrontal cortex (Fig. 4 bottom panel, Table 3B)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Montessori students show higher activation than traditionally-schooled students in occipital, parietal and medial prefrontal regions regardless of response correctness — related
• Montessori students miss fewer trials but make more incorrect responses than traditionally-schooled students at equivalent accuracy — related
• The Montessori–traditional connectivity difference in Cluster 2 increases with age, with Montessori-enrolled children showing a steeper age-related FC increase — related
• Children show greater neural activity for correct than incorrect responses, opposite the adult error-monitoring pattern — related