The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Montessori preschool teachers with regular kindergartens in Tehran. This study used a descriptive - comparative. The closed test method has been used to measure the necessary information to compare the performance of the teachers in four equal, the convergence, the speedup of work and using the tools and equipment. The study population included all Montessori preschool teachers (37 samples) and 74 teachers who work in kindergartens with normal teaching methods that were randomly assigned to 22 districts of Tehran. A standard questionnaire was used to collect data. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics indexes (frequency, percentage, and charts) and inferential statistics indexes (Mann-Whitney test) were used. The results indicate that 22.5 and 77.5 percent of the teachers participating in the test (111 people) have average and very good performance, respectively. The teachers who worked in regular kindergartens (74 people), 33.8 and 66.2 percent have average and very good performance, respectively. While, the performance of the whole Montessori instructors participating in this test (37 people), was very good. So it can be concluded that the effectiveness of Montessori preschool teachers is higher than regular kindergartens teachers.
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