Literature Review

  1. Context
  2. Designing Montessori
  3. Influences
  4. Educational Software
  5. Arguments Against
  6. Answers to Objections
  7. A Good Quote
  8. Bibliography
  9. Resources

Research

  1. Design Problem
  2. Literature Review
  3. Work Models
  4. Design Patterns
  5. Design Experiments
  6. Lesson Ideas
  7. Montessori Computes
  8. Thinking About Circles

Related Links

Patterns and Design

Montessori

Bibliography

Battista, M. T., & Clements, D. H. (2001). Logo and Geometry (Reports - Research No. SE066038). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

Beyer, H., & Holtzblatt, K. (1998). Contextual Design. San Francisco, California: Morgan Kaufmann Publisher, Inc.

Blodget, R. (1998). (Telephone conversation, April 24, 1998).

Chattin-McNichols, J. (1992). The Montessori controversy. Albany, NY: Delmar.

Clements, D. H., & Meredith, J. s. (1992, 2000). Research on Logo: Effects and Efficacy. Retrieved January 2, 2004, 2004, from http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/pubs/papers/research_logo.html

Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (2002). Effects of a Preschool Mathematics Curriculum: Research on the NSF-funded Building Blocks Project: University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Collins, A. (1991). Toward a Design Science of Education (No. IR014417). New York: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1991). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

De Jesus, R. (1987). Design Guidelines for Montessori Schools. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee.

Dynarski, M., Honey, M., & Levin, D. (2002). Designing a Study of the Effectiveness of Education Technology: Background Material for Working Group Meeting. Washington, D.C.: US Department of Education.

Franklin, C. (2003). Why Innovation Fails. Rollinsford, NH: Spiro Press.

Fuys, D., Geddes, D., & Tischler, R. (1988). The van Hiele Model of Thinking in Geometry among Adolescents (Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research No. SE049183). Reston, VA: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

Gebhardt-Seele Peter, G. (1985). The computer and the child : a Montessori approach. Rockville, MD.: Computer Science Press.

Hart, C. (2003). Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd.

Hoyles, C., & Noss, R. (1992). Learning mathematics and Logo. Cambridge, Mass. ; London: MIT Press.

Leone, T. J. (1997). Montessori Classroom Culture and Effective Use of Computers in the School.Unpublished manuscript.

Lillard Paula, P. (1996). Montessori today : a comprehensive approach to education from birth to. New York: Schocken.

Montessori, M. (1964). The Montessori method. New York,: Schocken Books.

Montessori, M. (1970). The child in the family. Chicago,: H. Regnery Co.

Montessori, M. (1981). The Secret of Childhood (J. M. Costelloe, Trans.). New York: Ballantine Books.

Montessori, M. (1991). The advanced Montessori method : scientific pedagogy as applied to the: Clio Press.

Montessori, M. (1995). The absorbent mind (1st ed.). New York: Henry Holt.

Neubert, A. B. (1992). Is There an American Montessori Model? In M. H. Loeffler (Ed.), Montessori in contemporary American culture (pp. 49-67). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Papert, S. (1993). Mindstorms : children, computers and powerful ideas (2nd ed ed.). New York ; London: Harvester Wheatsheaf.

Prescott, A., Mitchelmore, M., & White, P. (2002, July, 2002). Student Difficulties in Abstracting Angle Concepts from Physical Activities with Concrete Materials. Paper presented at the The 25th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia Incorporated, Auckland, New Zealand.

Rambusch, N. M., & Stoops, J. A.The Authentic American Montessori School: A Guide to the Self-Study, Evaluation, and Accreditation of American Schools Committed to Montessori Education. Retrieved January 2, 2004, 2004, from http://www.amshq.org/scanda/THEAUTHENTIC.pdf

Schofield, J. W. (1995). Computers and Classroom Culture. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Sidy, V. (2003). Buildings That Nurture. The NAMTA Journal, 28(2), 143-154.

National Center for Education Statistics (2003, September 9, 2003). National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Questions. Retrieved January 2, 2004, 2004, from http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrls/

Improving Measurement and Geometry in Elementary Schools Team (2003). IMAGES. Retrieved January 2, 2004, 2004, from http://images.rbs.org/

Turner, J. S. (1992). Montessori's Writings Versus Montessori Practices. In M. H. Loeffler (Ed.), Montessori in contemporary American culture (pp. 17-47). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Yen, S.-C. J. (1999, 1999). Shu-Chen Jenny Yen's On-Line Montessori Albums. Retrieved January 1, 2004, 2004, from http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfsjy/mts/

Leone Learning Systems, Inc. (LLS) is a North Shore company that provides online courses for kids anywhere and local teaching and tutoring services for students in Chicago and the Northern Suburbs of Chicagoland. LLS also provides a free geometry software package for children age 6 and up, and free resources for teachers and parents. This site includes information about classes taught, availability for tutoring, learning activities for kids, lesson plans, and an ongoing software and curriculum research and development effort.