Dept. of Education and Teaching Methods

PÄP036 Montessori 7.5 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: Q1

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Carina Nygren Univ adj

PREREQUISITES
General eligibility for admission.

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to give basic knowledge about Maria Montessori, her view of learning and development, research and methods.

CONTENTS
¥ Maria Montessori - philosophy - basic principles ¥ Independence education / Learning for Life ¥ Training of sensory skills, acquisition of writing and reading skills, mathematics, culture ¥ The role as a teacher

TEACHING
The course should give possibilities for the student to acquire the content of the course through a problem-directed way of working. The form of the teaching is lectures, discussions, laboratory work, literature seminars and an individual work with possibility to field studies.

EXAMINATION
The students will be graded on their written and oral assessments, literature examinations - individual or in groups, according to the agreement between teacher and students.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS AND CREDITS 
Degree project                                              	1.5 ECTS
Montessori Education                                        	6.0 ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Hansson, L (1977). Montessori och barns arbete. Liber Utbildning. Montessori, M (1987). Barnasinnet. (Svensk översättning 1949). MacBook Förlag. Montessori, M Jr (1976). Från barn till vuxen. (Svensk översättning 1976). MacBook Förlag. Referenslitteratur Hedlund, N (1995). Följ barnet! frågor och svar om modern montessoripedagogik.

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