Abstract
Montessori school system has its preference in the market of pre-schooling in Pakistan. The study
was designed to highlight the perceptions of parents and teachers about learning experiences,
internal abilities, behavior and skills produced through Montessori System of Education. The
target population consisted of parents of students and teachers at Montessori classes in Rawalpindi
and Islamabad. Twenty schools were purposively selected and from each school, four teachers and
four parents were invited to participate in survey research voluntarily. Sample of eighty parents
and eighty teachers was available. A self-developed questionnaire was developed to cover the
aspects of learning experiences, internal abilities, behavior and skills among children in
Montessori classes. Items were developed on a five points Likert scale ranging from strongly
agree to strongly disagree. Pilot testing was completed on ten parents and ten teachers selected
conveniently. This study concludes that teachers and parents were satisfied with the students’
learning experiences, understanding new experiences, willingness to try new things and selfcreating process. Whereas parents were uncertain about application of concepts, encouragement
for new experiences, practical life skills, art of respect for others, independent learning, sense of
responsibility, chase for best performance and thinking abilities among students in Montessori
classes.
M. Imran Yousuf, Muhammad Imran. (2018) Teachers and Parents’ Perceptions about Learning Abilities and Skills among Children at Montessori Classes, Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-28, Issue-1.
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