Practical life materials introduced into conventional kindergartens improve children's fine motor control relative to conventional materials¶

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q2 i? After 6 months, kindergarten classes given more than 50 practical life exercises scored higher on the penny posting test than comparison classes, despite equivalent time on fine-motor activities. → Chloë Marshall 2017

Evidence¶

Chloë Marshall 2017¶

Chloë Marshall. (2017). Montessori education: a review of the evidence base. npj Science of Learning 2:11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-017-0012-7

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Quasi-experimental study in eight conventional kindergarten classes given practical life exercises versus five comparison classes, measured with the penny posting test. Teachers reported both groups spent the same time on fine-motor tasks, and no other Montessori elements were introduced, so the effect was attributed to the materials themselves.

"At pre-test the treatment and comparison groups did not differ in the number of pennies posted, but at posttest 6 months later the treatment group achieved a higher score than the comparison group, indicating finer motor control"

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