The effect of critical thinking instruction on verbal descriptions of music
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Daniel C. Johnson, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of critical thinking instruction on
music listening skills of fifth-grade students as measured by written responses to music
listening. The researcher compared instruction that included opportunities for critical
thinking (Critical Thinking Instruction, CTI) with parallel instruction without critical
thinking opportunities (Activity-Based Instruction, ABI). The same music teacher
delivered both instructional treatments concurrently in a series of sixteen, forty-five
minute classroom lessons. Two randomly-assigned, intact classes of participants (n = 41
and 40) comprised the CTI and ABI treatment groups, respectively. Three independent
judges scored participants’ pretest and posttest responses using a researcher-designed
instrument. Using a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), the researcher found a
significant test by treatment interaction. The post hoc analysis indicated that while the
CTI participants scored higher on the posttest as compared with the pretest, ABI
participants demonstrated no significant differences by test. Readers should note the
larger than expected standard deviations when considering the positive effects of the CTI
treatment . Implications include recommendations for future research and for designing
music listening lessons to incorporate critical thinking skills in classroom music
instruction.
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- Publication
- Daniel, J. C. (2011). The effect of critical thinking instruction on verbal descriptions of music. Journal of Research in Music Education, 59(3), 257-272. doi:10.1177/0022429411415860. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Journal of Research in Music Education, vol. 59, no. 3, October 2011 by SAGE Publications Ltd./SAGE Publications, Inc., All rights reserved.
- Language: English
- Date: 2011
- Keywords
- Music listening, Critical thinking, Elementary music instruction
- Subjects
- Critical thinking in children
- Critical thinking
- Music--Instruction and study
- Music and children
- Music—Instruction and study—Juvenile
- Listening
- Listening comprehension tests
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