MONTESSORI VERSUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

In the study of psychology especially in the learning and teaching field, it is significant to understand the perception held by people regarding the differences in academic success that occurs between Montessori versus public schools. Research question What, if any, is the difference in how individuals perceive the academic success that occurs in Montessori schools versus the academic success in public schools? Hypothesis Students at different learning institutions tend to portray different levels of performances and academic success. A majority of the individuals believe that the methods and approaches applied in the teaching and learning process largely affect the outcome of the entire process. The Montessori learning method is centrally based on the learners hence resulting in greater success academically. Method For this research study, the design to be used is a cross-sectional comparison of the different individual's perceptions of the academic success of the students in the Montessori schools and the public schools.

The participants will then be asked to study a formulated hypothetical scenario. After the two undertakings, they will be asked to fill out another survey on the academic success of the learners from the first hypothetical scenario. The participants will then read another formulated hypothetical scenario after which they will fill out another survey on self-concept based on it. The final aspect of the study will be in form of a debriefing whereby a detailed account of the two surveys carried out will be given. This is being followed by some information on the potential ethical concerns. The survey will contain questions on their overall perception of academic success based on the two scenarios of different schools, which are the Montessori schools and the Public schools.

The survey responses will be measured with the use of a two-point Likert scale. The question's focus will be on their perception of the two learning methods and their perception of the learner’s success based on the two methods. Ethical concerns One ethical concern in conducting the research above is the small number of participating individuals. This concern majorly lies in the reporting aspect since it would be inappropriate to have statistical significance in order to draw real and valid conclusions other than concluding that there is need to undertake more research studies. Later, descriptive statistics report will be given on the standard deviation as well as the averages. The use of graphs will be considered only under the condition that they will aid in the description of the survey’s outcome.