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ERIC Number: EJ321641
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Effect of Ratio of Positive to Negative Instances on Efficiency of Musical Concept Learning.
Jetter, June Thomsen; Wolff, Joseph L.
Journal of Research in Music Education, v33 n1 p31-43 Spr 1985
The effects of using positive and negative examples to help second graders learn about the musical concepts of even duration and ascending melody were examined. The ratios studied were 5:1, 2:1, and 1:2 positive-to-negative instances. No differences in the instructional effectiveness of the three conditions were found. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Research, Grade 2, Music Education, Primary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Negative Instances; Positive Instances