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Stefano Scippo – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2024
Montessori is a highly individualized pedagogy that prioritizes following each child's individual interests over standardized test scores. This quasi-experimental study compares groups of Montessori students (treatment groups, N = 535-710) with control groups of non-Montessori students, matched through the simple matching method, which controls…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Grade 2
Allyson L. Snyder; Xin Tong; Angeline S. Lillard – Journal of School Choice, 2022
Although Montessori is the most common unconventional education model, no multi-state study has compared standardized test proficiency of Montessori schools with districts. Here we report on this for the 10 states/regions with the most public Montessori schools (n = 195). In 3rd grade, Montessori schools were less proficient in math but more…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Montessori Schools, Public Schools, Grade 3
Allyson L. Snyder; Xin Tong; Angeline S. Lillard – Grantee Submission, 2021
Although Montessori is the most common unconventional education model, no multi-state study has compared standardized test proficiency of Montessori schools with districts. Here we report on this for the 10 states/regions with the most public Montessori schools (n = 195). In 3rd grade, Montessori schools were less proficient in math but more…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Montessori Schools, Public Schools, Grade 3
Brown-Joseph, Lequisha Angel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore and reveal the process behind how teachers that administer standards-based tests implement instructional practices in the classroom according to the accountability measures of NCLB. The study revealed how teachers in two different school settings prepared their students for the yearly standardized test. In…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Public Schools, Montessori Schools, Public School Teachers

Lopata, Christopher; Wallace, Nancy V.; Finn, Kristin V. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to compare the academic achievement of 543 urban 4th- (n=291) and 8th- (n=252) grade students who attended Montessori or traditional education programs. The majority of the sample consisted of minority students (approximately 53 percent), and was considered low income (approximately 67 percent). Students who attended…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 4, Academic Achievement, Montessori Schools