The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of music programs on academic achievement, specifically the effects on mathematic and reading skills. This research study investigates the following questions: (1) Do music programs affect academic achievement (mathematic and reading skills) in 8th grade music students? and (2) Is there a difference between instrumental and non-instrumental music students regarding effects of music programs on academic achievement? The subjects for the study included students from eight middle schools in the Atlanta Public School System. Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) scores were compared for instrumental music students and non-instrumental music students. One-way ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses related to the research questions. Findings showed that there were significant differences between the two groups with instrumental music students scoring higher in reading and mathematics.
CHAPTER ONE: THE PROBLEM AND ITS COMPONENTS
Literature Review of Theoretical Framework 3
Research Questions and Hypothesis 4
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
2a. Means and Standard Deviations for Reading Scores 61
3a. Means and Standard Deviations for Mathematics Scores 62
3b. ANOVA for Mathematics Scores 62
4a. Post Hoc Means and Standard Deviations for Reading Scores 63
4b. Post Hoc ANOVA for Reading Scores 64
5a. Post Hoc Means and Standard Deviations for Mathematics Scores 65
5b. Post Hoc ANOVA for Mathematics Scores 65
6a. Gender/Race Means and Standard Deviations for Reading Scores 66
6b. Gender/Race ANOVA for Reading Scores 66
7a. Gender/Race Means and Standard Deviations for Mathematics Scores 68
7b. Gender/Race ANOVA for Mathematics Scores 68
Quality music programs, along with art and physical education programs, have been shown to be important for the educati...