EJ658282
SO535406
Title: Music and Mathematics: Modest Support for the
Oft-Claimed Relationship.Author(s): Vaughn, Kathryn
Source: Journal of Aesthetic Education, v34 n3-4 p149-66 Fall-Win 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Notes: Journal of Aesthetic Education is a refereed journal. Theme issue: The Arts and Academic Achievement: What the Evidence Shows.
ISSN: 0021-8510
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR2003
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 mathematics test elevated test scores. (CMK)
Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; Educational Research; Higher Education;
*Listening; *Mathematics Education; *Mathematics Skills; *Meta Analysis; *Music;
Music Education; Test Results
