ERIC Number: EJ1073632
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jul
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0265-0517
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Attitudes towards Information Technology in Music Learning among Hong Kong Chinese Boys and Girls
Ho, Wai-Chung
British Journal of Music Education, v21 n2 p143-161 Jul 2004
This article argues that changes of gendered attitudes towards IT among students may be related to recent educational reforms focusing on incorporating computers into the classroom. Data are drawn from an interview survey with 430 students attending 26 primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. The results reveal no significant differences between females and males in three aspects: (1) their belief in the effectiveness of using technological facilities; (2) their confidence in handling technology when learning about music; and (3) their motivation towards learning about music with the help of information technology (IT). Primary boys and girls in this study reported obtaining a higher degree of motivation for learning about music with the help of IT than secondary students of both sexes. The potential implications of these findings for educational policy in Hong Kong are to find out how to motivate students' musical learning with the help of IT, and to make technology relevant to the content of the music programmes of primary and secondary schools.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music, Music Education, Technology Uses in Education, Student Attitudes, Educational Change, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Gender Differences, Student Motivation, Self Esteem, Age Differences, Information Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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