Events
GIEMTC Seminar | A population-level analysis of associations between school music participation and academic achievement
PERMANENT SEMINAR OF THE RESEARCH GROUP ON EDUCATION, MUSIC AND THEATER IN THE COMMUNITY
10-10-2024 | 6pm-7pm | Escola Superior de Educação, Politécnico do Porto | Room A106 | Zoom
Free entrance, both online and in presence.
A population-level analysis of associations between school music participation and academic achievement
Peter Gouzouasis | University of British Columbia
The present study employed population-level educational records from four public school student cohorts (n= 112,916; seventh through 12th grade 7-12) in British Columbia, Canada, to examine relationships between music education (any participation, type of participation, music achievement and engagement level) and mathematics and science achievement in 10th grade, as well as English achievement in 10th and 12th grade, while controlling for language/cultural background, seventh grade academic achievement and neighbourhood socio-economic status. Effect sizes concerning scores among those with the highest level of instrumental music engagement compared to those without music were of a similar equivalent to, or surpassing, those observed for average annual gains for reading during the high school years. Findings suggested that multi-year engagement in music, especially instrumental music, may benefit high school academic achievement. Findings and implications are discussed within the broader inter-disciplinary literature on music learning.
Peter Gouzouasis | Is a Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy at The University of British Columbia where he leads courses in teaching and learning of music education, contemporary research methodologies, creative pedagogies, and curriculum theory through an arts research lens. Since 1990 he has published over 90 refereed papers and book chapters in solo, duo, and ensemble settings using a broad variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods. His most recent publications are An Early Childhood Educator’s Learning Story in the Time of Covid and The Routledge Companion to Music, Autoethnography, and Reflexivity (to be released in November 2024).
