Thai Montessori schools were evaluated by the government > **- Outcomes** > > Thai Montessori schools were evaluated in 2010 with these results: > > * Internal quality assurance has been monitored by the Education Services Areas. A recent report of a study during the first semester of academic year 2010 from the Khon Kaen Area 3 concerning 600 kindergarten children, aged 5 years old: 300 children were developed with the Montessori Approach and 300 children were developed by the 6 Groups Activities Technique. > > When surveys were applied according to the Basic Education Academic and National Standard Test, the results on intellectual and basic skills were as follows: > > * Table 1:  Overall ability to choose correctly the associated pictures in quantities, numerals, sequences, order, contrast, shapes, tastes, smells, and logical thinking: the Montessori children performed at 13-15 scores of 78.6%. > * Table2.  The scores on language development showed Montessori children could write the names associated to the picture correctly with the highest score of 7-8 words (78.3%) and every child could write. The children who were developed by the 6 Group Activities Techniques, 40.3 % scored at 1-2 words and 33 children could not write (11%). > > The study concluded that the overall intellectual performance and language skills of Montessori children were significantly superior to the children who were developed by the 6 Group Activities Techniques. > > It was also reported that educational investment for the maximum benefit is best at birth to six, that Montessori has been proven to be a quality method and right for the Thai community, and that Montessori trained adults demonstrated spiritual development that will provide “the ultimate reward to the system and society.” --- 1. Source: [https://montessori-esf.org/project/montessori-public-schools-thailand](https://montessori-esf.org/project/montessori-public-schools-thailand) 2. Archive: [https://web.archive.org/web/20220219080848/https://montessori-esf.org/project/montessori-public-schools-thailand](https://web.archive.org/web/20220219080848/https://montessori-esf.org/project/montessori-public-schools-thailand) 3. Screenshot: [https://web.archive.org/web/20220219080901/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://montessori-esf.org/project/montessori-public-schools-thailand](https://web.archive.org/web/20220219080901/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://montessori-esf.org/project/montessori-public-schools-thailand)