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EJ612202 SO532767

Title: The Effect of Music Training on Preschoolers' Spatial-Temporal Task Performance.
Author(s): Gromko, Joyce Eastlund; Poorman, Allison Smith
Source: Journal of Research in Music Education, v46 n2 p173-81 Sum 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 0022-4294
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB2001

Investigates the effect of music training on 34 preschoolers' (n=175) Performance IQs based on commonalties among spatial and musical developmental progressions. Finds significantly less gain in IQ for older children in the control group; the relationship of Performance IQ to age was not significant for the treatment group. (CMK)

Descriptors: *Child Development; Context Effect; Higher Education; *Intellectual Development; *Music Education; *Outcomes of Education; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Role of Education; Spatial Ability

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