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ERIC Number: EJ979265
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
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Academic Music: Music Instruction to Engage Third-Grade Students in Learning Basic Fraction Concepts
Courey, Susan Joan; Balogh, Endre; Siker, Jody Rebecca; Paik, Jae
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v81 n2 p251-278 Oct 2012
This study examined the effects of an academic music intervention on conceptual understanding of music notation, fraction symbols, fraction size, and equivalency of third graders from a multicultural, mixed socio-economic public school setting. Students (N = 67) were assigned by class to their general education mathematics program or to receive academic music instruction two times/week, 45 min/session, for 6 weeks. Academic music students used their conceptual understanding of music and fraction concepts to inform their solutions to fraction computation problems. Linear regression and t tests revealed statistically significant differences between experimental and comparison students' music and fraction concepts, and fraction computation at posttest with large effect sizes. Students who came to instruction with less fraction knowledge responded well to instruction and produced posttest scores similar to their higher achieving peers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
IES Cited: ED531480