The Montessori–traditional connectivity difference in Cluster 2 increases with age, with Montessori-enrolled children showing a steeper age-related FC increase¶
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q3 i2 A significant Pedagogy × Age interaction emerged in Cluster 2, with Montessori-enrolled children showing a steeper age-related increase in FC (partial η² = 0.089); this is a cross-sectional, not longitudinal, association. → Mino-Matot 2026
Evidence¶
Mino-Matot 2026¶
Mino-Matot, T., Kebiri, H., Jorge, J., Ledoux, J.-B., Fornari, E., Bach Cuadra, M. & Denervaud, S. (2026). Learning environments are associated with age-related differences in thalamocortical attention circuits in childhood. npj Science of Learning, Article in Press. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00452-4
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Same cluster-level GLM as the main effect, testing the Pedagogy × Age term (partial η² = 0.089). The article emphasizes this is "a stronger positive association between age and FC, rathert h a naw i t h i n - p e r s o nl o n g i t u d i n a l trajectory"; robustness checks (permutation, leave-one-out, motion-adjusted, quadratic-age) supported the term.
"In addition, a Pedagogy × Age interaction emerged, F(1, 66) = 6.45, p = 0.014, pFDR-within-cluster = 0.034 (pFDR across all 25 tests = 0.166). Follow-up analyses indicated that the group difference increased with age, with Montessori-enrolled children showing a steeper age-related increase in FC in this cluster"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Age and Developmental Stage — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it
Related Claims¶
- Montessori- and traditionally-enrolled children in this sample were demographically matched on age, gender, fluid intelligence, and SES — related
- Time spent in the current pedagogy did not predict Cluster 2 connectivity, arguing against a simple cumulative-dose interpretation — related
- 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 — related
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The Montessori–traditional connectivity difference in Cluster 2 increases with age, with Montessori-enrolled children showing a steeper age-related FC increase |
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The Montessori–traditional connectivity difference in Cluster 2 increases with age, with Montessori-enrolled children showing a steeper age-related FC increase |
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2026 |
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