Мотивация в начальной Монтессори-школе как важный компонент самостоятельности

Abstract

The article is devoted to the motivation in the Montessori Elementary School. This topic was previously discussed by A. Murray, F. Koh, S. Kendall and others. There have not been any related studies in Russia yet. The USA researchers consider motivation in Montessori Elementary through the lens of self-determination theory. A part of selfdetermination theory is called the Organismic integration theory. The Montessori Elementary School allows children not only to develop their intrinsic motivation but also self-motivate to study less favorite subjects. Maria Montessori’s approach to the Elementary school is called Cosmic Education. Cosmic Education is a holistic development of a child. The child is free to follow his/her interests, the teacher always shows the relation between subjects and helps the child to find his/her cosmic task. This article considers the stages of the Organismic integration theory and their relation to the Montessori Elementary procedure. The last stage of the Orgainsmic integration theory is integrated regulation which means that a person is able to enjoy doing something that initially didn’t evoke their intrinsic motivation. Integrated regulation occurs when people realize the value of the particular actions for themselves and for others. The theoretical analysis leads to the following conclusion: Cosmic Education not only develops intrinsic motivation but also assists development of the integrated regulation. This article is theoretical and proposes a hypothesis to be tested.