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EJ658284 SO535408
Title: Learning To Make Music Enhances Spatial Reasoning.Author(s): Hetland, Lois
Source: Journal of Aesthetic Education, v34 n3-4 p179-238 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
Examines whether active instruction in music enhances preschool and elementary
school student performance on spatial tasks. Reports that music enhances the spatial-temporal
performance of children during and up to two years following the instruction and
that the effect is moderate and consistent. Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning; Brain; *Educational Research; Elementary
Education; *Elementary School Students; Higher Education; Meta Analysis; *Music
Education; *Preschool Children; *Spatial Ability
