Impact of music teaching on linguistic and mathematical competences. Comparative study in an Elementary School
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https://doi.org/10.30827/dreh.vi19.21937Keywords:
basic competences; language competences; mathematical competences; Music Education; Primary EducationAbstract
The objective of this study is to analyse the impact of Musical Teaching (program equivalent to Elementary Music Grade) in improving the linguistic and mathematical competences of Primary School Students. For this purpose, a quantitative correlational study was carried out using the results of the basic competences assessment tests in Catalan, Spanish, English and Mathematics of 679 sixth-grade students from the 2010 to 2019 academic years. The sample consisted of 679 Sixth-Grade Students (481 students in Regular Primary Education and 198 in Primary Education with Musical Teaching). The results of the descriptive and inferential statistical analysis show a higher average score for the Primary Education with Music Teaching Students, ranging from 0.81 points in Mathematics to 1.13 in English. The incidence of musical training is significant in the third year in linguistic competence and the fifth in mathematic competence.
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