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The development and testing of an interactive listening guide system for instructors of music appreciation

Author

Derrill George Bodley, University of the Pacific

Date of Award

2000

Document Type

Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Department

Music Education

First Advisor

Lois Harrison

First Committee Member

Ruth Brittin

Second Committee Member

Thomas Nelson

Third Committee Member

Reuben Smith

Fourth Committee Member

Mari Irvin

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of a researcher-designed, computer-based, interactive listening guide system for use by instructors of music appreciation courses. The system was designed to control audio compact discs and present coordinated graphic displays describing musical events as they were heard. Its effectiveness was examined by comparing student outcomes of two subject groups, one exposed to the interactive system in one section of a music appreciation course and another exposed to traditional materials (audio compact disc player, textbook, and writing on the board) in another section of the course. In the first part of the study (“instructional effectiveness”), outcomes were quiz scores and attitudes toward instruction; in a second part of the study; in a second part of the study (“transfer of learning”), outcomes were the quality of student-generated listening guides based on music of their own choice and attitude toward this activity. Results indicated that although there was a marked difference in the reporting of enjoyment of the instructional experience between treatment and control groups, there was no significant difference in any of the product outcomes, such as quizzes or student-generated listening guides. Additional opportunities to examine and compare the effects of the two different modes of instruction over longer periods of exposure is one of nine recommendations for further research reached as a result of this study.

Pages

168

ISBN

9780599773042 , 0599773049

Recommended Citation

Bodley, Derrill George. (2000). The development and testing of an interactive listening guide system for instructors of music appreciation. University of the Pacific, Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2606