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O'Brien, Wanda – Contributions to Music Education, 1992
Reports on a study comparing the effects of two types of instructional language on students' attitudes and conceptual understanding of recorded orchestral music. Finds that students who were taught using a combination of analytic and figurative language scored significantly higher than those that were taught using only analytic language. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Strategies, Figurative Language, Grade 7
