Montessori
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Traditional
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Emphasis on
cognitive and social development |
Emphasis on
social development |
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Teacher has
unobtrusive role in class, the facilitator |
Teacher is
centre of classroom, the controller |
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Environment
and method encourage self-discipline |
Teacher
acts as primary enforcer of discipline |
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Mainly
individual instruction |
Mainly
group instruction |
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Mixed age
grouping |
Same age
grouping |
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Child
chooses own work and progress is monitored by teacher |
Teacher
assigns work to the child |
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Child
discovers own concepts from self-teaching, self-correcting materials |
Child is
shown concepts by teacher |
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Child works
as long as he/ she wishes on chosen projects |
Child
generally allotted specific time for given work |
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Child sets
own learning pace |
Instruction
pace usually set by group norm |
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Child
reinforces own learning by repetition of work and internal feeling
of success |
If work is
corrected, errors are pointed out or praise comes from the teacher |
|
Multi-sensory materials for physical exploration |
Few, but
increasingly more |
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Child can
work where he/ she chooses, move around and talk at will yet not
disturb others at work |
Child often
assigned own place. Required to participate, sit still and listen
during groups |
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Organized
program for learning care of self and environment |
Care of
self and environment left primarily to parents |
