This study evaluated using music as an instructional tool, specifically in phonics and language arts in a kindergarten class. The 17 participants in this study attend an elementary school in a suburb of a large southeastern metropolitan city. The research project used quantitative research methods to collect and analyze the data. Using pre and post [...]
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Jun
2009
Background Music
Tags: music
The influence of music on student’s academic performance has been a topic of meticulous study over the years. The results of these studies show, in accordance with observer’s personal perceptions that students perform at their academic best when they are reading and writing in a quiet environment. The purpose of this action research study is [...]
17
Jun
2009
Music and Rhyme
Tags: music
The overall purpose of this study was to determine if adding music and rhyme to instruction would increase students’ retention of the material being taught. The research was conducted in a first and second grade full inclusion multiage classroom. This action research study includes a class study, involving 34 students and a case study involving [...]