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  • The study investigates how different educational methods (Montessori vs. traditional) affect children's ability to monitor and learn from errors during math tasks.
  • In an fMRI scan, Montessori students displayed quicker responses and higher neural activity in areas linked to math processing compared to their traditionally-schooled peers, even though both groups had similar accuracy rates.
  • The results indicate that the teaching style influences not only error monitoring development but also the brain's neural connections involved in learning from mistakes, highlighting the importance of education in cognitive development.

Article Abstract

The development of error monitoring is central to learning and academic achievement. However, few studies exist on the neural correlates of children's error monitoring, and no studies have examined its susceptibility to educational influences. Pedagogical methods differ on how they teach children to learn from errors. Here, 32 students (aged 8-12 years) from high-quality Swiss traditional or Montessori schools performed a math task with feedback during fMRI. Although the groups' accuracies were similar, Montessori students skipped fewer trials, responded faster and showed more neural activity in right parietal and frontal regions involved in math processing. While traditionally-schooled students showed greater functional connectivity between the ACC, involved in error monitoring, and hippocampus following correct trials, Montessori students showed greater functional connectivity between the ACC and frontal regions following incorrect trials. The findings suggest that pedagogical experience influences the development of error monitoring and its neural correlates, with implications for neurodevelopment and education.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7367880PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41539-020-0069-6DOI Listing

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