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50 Years of ERIC
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Darrow, Alice-Ann; Cassidy, Jane W.; Flowers, Patricia J.; Register, Dena; Sims, Wendy; Standley, Jayne M.; Menard, Elizabeth; Swedberg, Olivia – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2009
The purpose of these five related studies was to ascertain the effects of a music curriculum designed to enhance reading skills of second-grade students. The dependent variables were subtest scores on the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test administered pre and post the music/reading intervention. Results showed that the total test gain scores of…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Music Education, Curriculum, Reading Skills
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Byo, James L.; Cassidy, Jane W. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2008
The purpose of this study is to obtain survey and observation data concerning music education majors' practice room behavior. A survey provided opportunity for participants ( n = 38) to articulate techniques they used in practice. An observation component (n = 9) provided a view of the use of these techniques in actual practice. All participants…
Descriptors: Music Education, Majors (Students), Music, Drills (Practice)
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Cassidy, Jane W. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2001
Presents the results of a study in which prospective music and elementary school teachers were observed to examine their ability in following visual representations used to enhance music listening experiences. Explains that the focus is on the use of listening maps (iconic representations of musical samples). (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Listening
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Cassidy, Jane W. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2000
Provides information on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). States that the overview of 1997 NAEP Arts Assessment results is disappointing within music education. Discusses the National Council for Education Statistics summary data tables. Presents three issues related to interpreting the tables and issues involved in secondary…
Descriptors: Art Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Testing
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Cassidy, Jane W.; Geringer, John M. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 1999
Investigates the effects of audiovisual media on preschool children's attitudes toward music presentations from "The Lion King" and "Fantasia." Finds that the listening times for music-plus-video presentations of both selections were longer and a majority of the children expressed a preference for "The Lion King" over "Fantasia." (CMK)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Auditory Stimuli, Early Childhood Education, Listening