This fMRI study investigated the neural correlates of error monitoring in 8-12 year old children from Montessori and traditionally-schooled settings. While both groups showed similar accuracy, Montessori students exhibited faster response times, fewer skipped trials, and increased neural activity in parietal and frontal regions associated with math processing. Traditionally schooled children showed stronger functional connectivity between the ACC and hippocampus following correct trials, whereas Montessori students displayed greater connectivity between the ACC and frontal regions after incorrect trials. These findings suggest that pedagogical approaches significantly influence the development of error monitoring and its neural underpinnings.
Publisher
npj Science of Learning
Published On
Jan 30, 2020
Authors
Solange Denervaud, Eleonora Fornari, Xiao-Fei Yang, Patric Hagmann, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, David Sander
Tags
fMRI study
error monitoring
Montessori education
traditionally-schooled
neural correlates
children
math processing
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