Sensorial Q

Sensorial Q

Chapter 1
1.    What did Montessori mean by Scientific Pedagogy?  (P2)
2.    What is required in the preparation of the teacher in this new approach to education? (P7)
3.    What did Montessori mean by the free, natural manifestation of the child? (P15)
4.    What did Montessori believe about prizes and punishment (P23)

Chapter 6
1.    What is the collective lesson? How frequently does the collective lesson occur? (P107)
2.    What are characteristics of the lesson? (P108)
3.    What is the first task of the educator? (P115)
4.    How is collective discipline exhibited in the Children’s House versus Public Schools? (P116)
5.    What is Montessori’s view on Child’s Psychology? (P117)

Chapter 12
1.    What is the purpose of the Montessori Sensorial Materials? (P167)
2.    What difficulties are encountered in the selection of the didactic materials? (P171)
3.    What did Montessori believe was the aim of education?
4.    What is auto education and how does this relate to the challenge for the Montessori directress? (P172)
5.    What is the control of error for Montessori Sensorial materials? (P173)
6.    Compare control of error in deficient and normal children. (P172)
7.    What is the personal art of the educator?
8.    What are the three period lessons? (P176)
9.    What did Montessori mean by isolating the sense? (P179)
10.    What did Montessori mean by distribution of stimuli? (P184)
Chapter 13
1.    How does Montessori integrate the education of the senses, in particular the tactile sense, with practical life? (P185)
2.    For the tactile sense Montessori has designed materials, which isolate what qualities? (P186-187)
3.    What did Montessori mean by functional ambidexterity? (P189)
4.    Montessori comments that it is desirable “to have two of each” of the brown prisms, the pink cubes, and red rods. Why?
5.    With the quadrilateral prisms, what is the control of error? (P193)
6.    With the pink cubes. What is the control of error? (P194)
7.    What is the purpose of placing the material at one carpet and moving them to another carpet? (P194)
8.    Are the same materials used with three, four, and five-year old children? (P194)
9.    Are there any hints that Montessori redesigned and experimented with the materials she designed? (P195)
10.    What is the control of error in the geometric cabinet? (P196)

Chapter 14
1.    In the first chapter, Montessori noted the focus of psychologists on the physical measurement of aspects of the child. She continues this theme in Chapter 14, noting her own direction. Explain her emphasis. (P215)
2.    Psychologists have traditionally balanced the nature versus nurture issue as it influences the development of the child. How does Montessori resolve this issue? (P215-216)
3.    What are Montessori’s long-term goals in the education of the senses? (P218-219)
4.    Montessori also defines true beauty. How does she see aesthetics developed? (P221-222)
5.    In what way are refinement of the senses and intensity of sensory stimulation related? (P222)
6.    What is the chief end (aim) of education for Montessori? (P223)