Mapping the Montessori mathematics curriculum to Dehaene's four pillars of learning.

Authors

Chloë Marshall, Louise Livingston, Jo Van Herwegen

Published in

NPJ science of learning. Jul 09, 2026. Epub Jul 09, 2026.

Abstract

Abstraction is a crucial characteristic of human learning, and a fundamental question for education concerns how teachers can support learners to acquire abstract knowledge. We tackle this question through one particular case: the mathematics curriculum devised for 3 to 6-year-olds by Maria Montessori. We map this curriculum to Dehaene's Four Pillars of Learning (attention, active engagement, error feedback, consolidation), and we argue that the Montessori mathematics curriculum is aligned with well-established cognitive principles known to support learning.

PMID:
42425995
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 10 Jul 2026.

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