Montessori Theory of Development

In the Montessori view of education, the purpose of education is to serve as an ____ to life

• aid

• supplement

• inhibitor

• hinderence

In Montessori's method, the teacher can best be described as _____.

• Autonomous

• A faciliator

• Controlling

• Unnecessary

Experience and research both indicate that children attending Montessori schools tend to have what qualities? (Select all that apply)

• Competence

• Self-disciplined

• Confused

• Socially well-adjusted

What are the key principals of the Montessori method of teaching?

• Independence, Observation, Instructing the Child, lonely environment

• Independence, Observation, Following the Child, Correcting the Child, Prepared Environment and Absorbent Mind

• Supportive Environment, Absent Instructor, Independence, Absorbent Mind, MIndfulnes, Following the Child

What is an absorbent mind? (Select all that apply)

• Lasts from age 3 to age 8

• Lasts from birth through age 6

• A child experiences a period of intense mental activity, allowing them to "absorb" learning from their environment without conscious effort

• A child experiences a period of unconcious learning by "absorbing" learning from their environment

Why is Montessori's approach referred to as child-centred?

• Because the child itself is the subject of study, rather than traditional academic subjects.

• Because the child gets some autonomy in terms of what is studied and how it's learned, rather than having the teacher make all of these decisions.

• Because the child gets to make all the decisions, from what's studied, to how it's learned, to when the school will open and close.

• Because the children sit in the middle of the classroom, rather than in grids of desks like in traditional classrooms.

Which of the following are core principals of Montessori teaching? (Select all that apply)

• MIxed age classrooms

• Environment organized to promote choice, easy access, and appropriate in size

• Freedom to move within the classroom

• A trained teacher who follows the child’s lead and promote a child’s innate talents and abilities

The Montessori program is systematic and carefully sequenced according to _______

• the DSM-5

• a state's curriculum

• Freud's stages of psychosexual development

• the principals of development