This document describes a project designed to test the effectiveness of an elementary school music curriculum guide that contained behavioral objectives and structural sequencing compared to a "traditional" guide. More than 3200 5th and 6th grade pupils taught by 56 teachers in the Houston, Texas, Independent School District participated in the program. A pretest-posttest research design was used to measure pupil achievement, and an instrument was designed for teacher evaluation of music curriculum guides. Results of the performance test showed that pupils using the behavioral objective-structural sequencing guide made almost twice the achievement gains during one academic year than did pupils using the traditional guide. In addition, teacher responses indicated that their perceptions of the degrees of pupil participation in "listening" and "physical movement" in the experimental model were significantly greater than those of control teachers. No differences in pupil participation in "singing" and "creative activities" were noted. Experimental teachers indicated significantly higher evaluations of and preferences for the new guide. (Author)
Authors
- Authorizing Institution
- Houston Baptist Coll., TX.
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Published in
- United States of America
- Sponsor
- National Center for Educational Research and Development (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
Table of Contents
- ED 064 807 1
- AUTHOR 1
- TITLE 1
- INSTITUTION SPONS AGENCY 1
- BUREAU NO PUB DATE CONTRACT 1
- EDRS PRICE 1
- DOCUMENT RESUME 1
- EA 004 496 1
- Smith James C. Jr. Crittenden William B. A Performance Test of a Curriculum Guides Using National Center for Educational Research and 1
- Behavioral Objectives and Structural Sequencing. Houston Baptist Coll. Tex. Development DHEWOE Washington D.C. 1
- RR-I-F-026 30 Jun 72 1
- MF-0.65 HC-3.29 1
- Achievement Gains Behavioral Objectives Methods Music Education Music Teachers Participation 1
- Curriculum Guides Curriculum Research Educational Experiments Elementary School Students Evaluation Sequential Approach Sequential Programs Student 1
- ABSTRACT 1
- Obvious Improvement in Participation 25
- Melody 26
- Particular Step. 26
- Time Conflict. 26
- MUSIC TEACHER CURRICULUM WIDE CHECKLIST 28