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Claudio, David; Bakke, Morten – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
This research explores the effects of listening to music during exams for engineering college students. Students were given the option to listen to self-selected music while completing exams in three undergraduate engineering courses over four years. It was found that listening to music during an exam had no significant effect on the mean exam…
Descriptors: Music, Listening, Equal Education, Scores
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Kruse, Adam J. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2016
The findings and discussions related to cultural bias in testing have in no way been unanimous. However, the considerations of this area of inquiry may possess meaningful implications for educators of any subject. In this review of literature, I describe the issues, research, and arguments surrounding cultural bias in testing and discuss…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Testing, Cultural Influences
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Lowe, Geoffrey; Belcher, Steven – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2012
One of the many challenges facing music educators is diminishing class time in lower secondary school in the face of the increasingly crowded curriculum and the advent of arts "taster" courses. However, music educators are still expected to be able to produce musically literate students capable of completing high level music courses in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Secondary School Students, Literacy, Music Education
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Juuti, Sini; Littleton, Karen – Psychology of Music, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the identity work of adult instrumental students negotiating their entry to a prestigious music academy and the professional field of music. Ten classical solo-piano students' accounts of their musical histories and experiences were collected through research interviews. The thematic analyses presented…
Descriptors: Musicians, Career Choice, Career Development, Social Environment
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Blanchard, B. Everard – Journal of School Health, 1979
This study was conducted to ascertain the effect that music might have on pulse rate, blood pressure, and academic scores of college students. A significant effect was revealed. (JD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Environment, College Students, Music
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Vaughn, Kathryn – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 2000
Explores three meta-analyses investigating the relationship between music and mathematics on: (1) correlational studies (n=20); (2) experimental training studies (n=6) instructing students in music performance, then testing them on mathematics skills; and (3) experimental studies (n=15) investigating whether listening to background music during a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Higher Education, Listening
Persky, Hilary R.; Sandene, Brent A.; Askew, Janice M. – Education Statistics Quarterly, 1999
Describes the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1997 Arts Assessment of music, theater, visual arts, and dance. Presents results for the achievement of eighth graders in music, theater, and visual arts. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Art, Art Education