A Comparison of the Motor Music Skills of Nonhandicapped and Learning Disabled Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10201201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Gilbert (University of Kansas, corresponding author), Janet Perkins Gilbert (University of Kansas) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 147-155 |
| Publication date | 1983-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Research in Music Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4294 • E-ISSN: 1945-0095 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3345217 |
| OpenAlex | W2056432685 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The purpose of this research was to compare the motor music skill development of children who are learning disabled with that of their nonhandicapped peers. The research sample included 103 children ages 5 through 9 attending Colorado public schools. Data were collected via individual administration of the Motoric Music Skills Test (MMST). Resulting descriptive data indicated that improved skills were related to age, and that normal subjects attained a better average performance on every subtest except compound factors. Multivariate analysis of variance confirmed the significance of differences related to age and handicap; this analysis revealed an interaction between age and handicap, as defined primarily by performance on the criterion variable eye-hand. Results are discussed in terms of the performance problems of learning disabled subjects on eye-hand coordination tasks, and the implication from MMST performance that the manner in which educational materials are arranged and presented can overcome these difficulties
Analysis of variance · Data collection · Descriptive statistics · Developmental psychology · Learning disability · Learning disabled · Mathematics education · Motor skill · Multivariate analysis of variance · Music education · Pedagogy · Sample (material · Statistics · Test (biology · Applied Psychology · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Mathematics · Motor Control and Adaptation · Psychology · Tactile and Sensory Interactions
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 1996 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |