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Grant, T. W. (1991). The effect of Orff Schulwerk instruction on memory development in children ages ten and eleven (Doctoral dissertation, Memphis State University, 1991). Dissertation Abstracts International, 2061 A.
| Author(s): | Grant, Tammy W |
| Title: | The effect of Orff Schulwerk instruction on memory development in children ages ten and eleven |
| Source Type: | Dissertation |
| Source Name: | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| Year: | DAI |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Volume: | 52 |
| Catalog No.: | 2061 A |
| Country Code: | USA |
| Location: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Institution: | Memphis State University |
| Language: | English |
| Orff Topic Category: | Others |
| Research Methodology I: | Quantitative |
| Research Methodology II: | Quasi-Experimental |
| Participants: | Fifth graders |
| Groups: | Orff Group Traditional Music Group |
| Purpose: | To see effect of different instruction on memory development |
| Independent Variables: | Instruction--Orff vs. Traditional |
| Dependent Variables: | Memory Development |
| Data Type: | Interval scores |
| Analysis: | t-tests |
| Abstract: | Four classes of fifth graders from two school districts were randomly selected and assigned to Orff instruction group (n=33) or Traditional instruction group (n=33). The Visual Aural Digit Span test was administered. |
| Results/Conclusions: | No significant difference was found anywhere at the alpha=.05 level. |
| Keywords: | Orff Schulwerk vs. traditional music teaching, Memory development |