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ERIC Number: EJ658284
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8510
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Learning To Make Music Enhances Spatial Reasoning.
Hetland, Lois
Journal of Aesthetic Education, v34 n3-4 p179-238 Fall-Win 2000
Examines whether active instruction in music enhances preschool and elementary school student performance on spatial tasks. Reports that music enhances the spatial-temporal performance of children during and up to two years following the instruction and that the effect is moderate and consistent. Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Brain, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Higher Education, Meta Analysis, Music Education, Preschool Children, Spatial Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Journal of Aesthetic Education is a refereed journal. Theme issue: The Arts and Academic Achievement: What the Evidence Shows.