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Article

Publication Date

5-23-2014

Abstract

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 levels. In math, first grade students scored higher but

not second and third grade students. However, in social studies, students who had

received Montessori education did not score significantly higher than the non-

Montessori students. There was also no significant difference between the number

of years spent in Montessori programs and students’ language arts, math, and social

studies test scores in first, second, and third grade.

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