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
Anvari, S., Trainor, L., Woodside, J., Levy, B. (2002). Relations among musical skills, phonological processing, and early reading ability in preschool children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 83(2): 111-130.Abstract:This study examined the relationship...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Winner, E., & Cooper, M. (2000). Mute those claims: No evidence (yet) for a causal link between arts study and academic achievement. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 34(3/4), 11-75.Abstract:The purpose of this study was to quantify the results of existing research...
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...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Rauscher, F. & Zupan, M. (2000). Classroom keyboard instruction improves kindergarten children’s spatial-temporal performance: a field experiment. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 15(2).Abstract:The aim of this study was to determine the effects of...