Experienced music teachers’ and music teacher educators’ ratings of skills and dispositions important to successful music teaching
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Kim Barclift (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Rebecca MacLeod
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare experienced music teachers’ and music teacher educators' ratings of the skills and dispositions needed for successful music teaching. Results indicated that experienced music teachers valued maintaining student behavior and having a pleasant affect and sense of humor higher than music teacher educators. However, music teacher educators valued understanding teaching and learning strategies more than experienced music teachers. Participants (N = 80) were experienced music teachers (n = 40) and music teacher educators (n = 40). Recruitment procedures included a combination of email solicitation through the National Association for Music Education and a snowball sampling method via social media (e.g., Facebook). Participants completed a survey instrument that included demographic items, Likert-type ratings of skills and dispositions replicated from a study by Teachout (1997), and one open-ended item. Descriptive data analysis, rank-order comparison, correlation tests of individual skills and dispositions, and an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc t-tests compared the participants’ ratings of Personal Skills, Musical Skills, and Teaching Skills. While music teacher educators and experience music teachers rated the 40 skills and dispositions similarly, there was a significant difference between skill groupings. Participants rated Musical Skills as less important to successful music teaching than Personal Skills and Teaching Skills. Additionally, Personal Skills were emphasized by participants as added skills and dispositions needed to supplement the survey instrument. Findings from the present study suggest that the skills and dispositions important for successful music teaching can be reinforced throughout the curriculum of a music teacher preparation program.
Experienced music teachers’ and music teacher educators’ ratings of skills and dispositions important to successful music teaching
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Created on 5/1/2023
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
- Keywords
- Experienced music teacher, Music education, Music teacher educator, Preservice music teacher curriculum, Skills and dispositions
- Subjects
- Music teachers $ United States
- Prediction of teacher success