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dc.contributor.authorChavez, Maria L.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T21:53:39Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T21:53:39Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/5557
dc.description.abstractThis study observed the academic engaged time of seven students in a self contained classroom. The service that this study concentrated on was music therapy. The study attempted to answer the following question "Does music therapy affect the academic achievement of children with disabilities by improving their on-task behaviors in the classroom?" Undercoffer (1997) states that music can enhance student motivation, increase attendance and improve social skills. Data collection was done specifically through the use of an observational instrument, using a five point Likert scale. The instrument measured "on-task" performance before and after the already scheduled music therapy sessions for three weeks. As a whole group, no significant differences were found among total on-task behaviors prior to or after music therapy. Two themes emerged from the written comments of the Likert scale the first was the focus of the adult on the negative behaviors of the child. The second was teacher cuing, reminders or redirecting verbally of the child. The results of this study were extremely close to displaying significant differences among total on-task behavior prior to or after music therapy. Several students showed improvement on the post music therapy session by a difference of at least five points on their post observational scores.
dc.subjectElementary Education
dc.subjectMusic Therapy
dc.subjectDisability
dc.subjectTime On Task
dc.titleMusic Therapy: Effects on Children's Academic Work and On Task Performance
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refterms.dateFOA2021-09-07T21:53:39Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY Brockport
dc.description.departmentEducation and Human Development
dc.description.degreelevelMaster of Science in Education (MSEd)
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.description.publicationtitleEducation and Human Development Master's Theses
dc.contributor.organizationThe College at Brockport
dc.languate.isoen_US


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