by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Wilkins, J.L.M., Graham, G., Parker, S., Westfall, S., Fraser, R.G., & Tembo, M. (2003). Time in the arts and physical education and school achievement. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 35(6): 721-734.Abstract:Researchers distributed surveys to elementary school...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Schellenberg, E.G. (2004). Music lessons enhance IQ. Psychological Science, 15, 511-514.Abstract:This study is the first to directly test the hypothesis that music training transfers to cognitive intelligence. The researcher used an experimental design with random...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Heath, S. & Wolf, S. (2005). Focus in creative learning: Drawing on art for language development. Literacy 39(1): 38-45.Abstract:The researchers used a blend of data collection methods from action research and linguistic anthropology to examine the learning...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Kinney, D. W. & Forsythe, J. L. (2005). The effects of the arts IMPACT curriculum upon student performance on the Ohio fourth-grade proficiency test. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 164, 35-48.Abstract:This study examines the impact of a...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Vaughn, K. (2000). Music and mathematics: Modest support for the oft-claimed relationship. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 34, 149-166.Abstract:The author conducted three meta-analyses to investigate the effects of music instruction/exposure on improvements in...
