The research, published in the journal Science last week, evaluated the social, behavioural, cognitive and academic impact of Montessori education at the ages of five and 12 years old.
Montessori education is growing in popularity in America, with more than 5,000 schools using the method.
The study compared a total of 59 children attending a Montessori school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which serves an inner-city area, with a control group of 53 children who attended schools using mainstream teaching methods. The five-year-olds comprised 25 children from a control group at non-Montessori schools and 30 Montessori children.
Parents in both groups had similar average annual incomes between $20,000 and $50,000.
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