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Do Students In Montessori Schools Perform Better On Achievement Tests? A Taiwanese Perspective, Shamah Md-Yunus, Hsin-Hui Peng
Do Students In Montessori Schools Perform Better On Achievement Tests? A Taiwanese Perspective, Shamah Md-Yunus, Hsin-Hui Peng
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The study examines whether elementary school students in Taiwan who
had received Montessori education achieved significantly higher scores on tests of
language arts, math, and social studies than students who attended non-Montessori
elementary programs. One hundred ninety six children in first, second, and third
grade participated in the study. Children’s scores were measured by Elementary
School Language Ability Achievement Test (ESLAAT), Elementary School Math
Ability Achievement Test (ESMAAT), and Social Studies Ability Achievement
Test (SSAAT). One-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) showed that
students who had Montessori experience had a significantly higher score in language
arts in all three grade …