Development of social, personal and cognitive skills of preschool children in Montessori and traditional preschool programs

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1991

Abstract

The relationship between time in Montessori and Traditional Preschool programs and the preschool child's develoment of (1) personal skills, (2) relationship with teachers, (3) peer relations, (4) behavioral control, and (5) cognitive skills with age controlled was used to compare the relative effectiveness of the programs. This design was necessary since it is likely that parents who select the Montessori program for their child are different from parents selecting traditional preschool programs for their children. Three Montessori programs (n = 108) and three traditional programs (n = 116) provided the subjects for the study. The Pre Kindergarten Scale (PKS), a multiple choice behavioral rating scale was completed by the programs' teachers on each child. The results revealed that the only variable significant in predicting time in program for the traditional program, relationship with teacher, was the only variable insignificant in predicting length of time in program for the Montessori program. The strongest relationship was for length of time in the Montessori program and relationship with peers (18 percent of variance) with age controlled. © 1991, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

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