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Identifier	Thesis 1949
Author	Kelley, Diana L.
Title	Music and mathematics--is there a connection? : the effects of participation in music programs on academic achievement in mathematics
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2008
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	With so much emphasis on standardized test scores, teachers and administrators are under pressure to find ways to best prepare their students to succeed on state tests. A belief exists that children who are involved in music instruction have higher scores on state tests and higher grades especially in the area of mathematics. Extensive research has been done on the connections between mathematics and music; they both require the learning of sequencing, repeating patterns and ratios. Does this theory hold true for most students, is there a gender difference for students who play an instrument? Is there a connection between the length of time a student puts into music or instrument lessons and do these students perform better on visual-spatial tasks? The purpose of this study is to put this theory to the test and conduct research in this area. If in fact, the research indicates that music instruction has a positive effect on test performance, the implications for instruction may lead to the adoption of alternate methods to increase test scores through music programs. This research study was completed by collecting Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) mathematics scores of sixth graders along with whether or not each student either plays an instrument both in and outside of school. All students were asked to complete an informal survey and were given a set of visual-spatial tasks to complete. The results of both the survey and the visual-spatial activity were analyzed to determine whether there is a difference between the instrument players and non-instrument players.
Subject	Music in mathematics education Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school) Music, Influence of
Department	Department of Mathematical Sciences
Advisor	Halloran, Philip P Gould, S. Louise Jones, Shelley
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734361
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