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FACILITATING MUSIC LEARNING WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
EXPOSITION
FINDINGS
Joy of Learning
Ownership of work refers to
the time and effort students
put into their work.
1RSP
1ITG
3.1
3.45
1ITG (AFTER MODULE)
1RSP (AFTER MODULE) 1ITG (AFTER MODULE) 1RSP (AFTER MODULE) 1ITG (BEFORE MODULE)
1RSP (BEFORE MODULE) 1ITG (BEFORE MODULE) 1RSP (BEFORE MODULE)
3.89
Ownership of Work
Empowerment
Music lessons
make me a
better musician
I feel
confident in
music lessons
I am able
to create my
own music
I can express
myself through
music
Fig 4: Empowerment of students after module
(on 5-point Likert Scale)
• Empowerment is defined here as
enabling students to feel that they are
better musicians, more confident in
music lessons, being able to create their
own music and express themselves
through music.
• Students from 1RSP (with social learning
space) generally felt more empowered
than 1ITG (without social learning space)
after the module even though both
classes had approximately the same
mean rating before the start of the
module.
~ ~ In terms of feeling that music lessons
made them better musicians, the
mean rating of students from 1RSP
increased from 3.41 to 3.89 on a
5-point Likert Scale
~ ~ In terms of feeling confident in music
lessons, the mean rating of students
from 1RSP increased from 3.16 to 3.43
on a 5-point Likert Scale
~ ~ In terms of being able to create
their own music, the mean rating of
students from 1RSP increased from
2.96 to 3.67 on a 5-point Likert Scale
~ ~ In terms of being able to express
themselves through music, the
mean rating of students from 1RSP
increased from 3.56 to 3.78 on a
5-point Likert Scale
• For students from 1ITG, the only rating
that increased was their sense of being
able to create music which increased
from 2.75 to 3.25 on a 5-point Likert
Scale. It seemed that the absence of
the online learning spaces might have
negatively impacted their learning
experience and sense of confidence
as musicians, and ability to express
themselves through music.
• On average, 1RSP felt more empowered
than 1ITG after the module.
I enjoy music
lessons in
school
I find the task
I do during
music lesson
interesting
Average time
taken in recording
studio (in minutes)
Fig 5: Joy of learning during module
(on 5-point Likert Scale) Fig 6: Ownership of work through time taken
in recording studio
• Joy of learning refers to the enjoyment of
music lessons in school and finding the
tasks in music lessons interesting. Time taken in recording studio
• Students were allowed to use the
recording studio for as long as they
required. Therefore, the assumption made
here was that the amount of time spent
was proportionate to how determined
they were to do a good job, as longer time
spent in the booths meant making more
attempts, probably because they were
not satisfied with the quality of their work.
On average, student groups in 1RSP spent
more time in the booths (25.14 minutes)
as compared to student groups in 1ITG
(14.58 minutes). The longer one spent in
the recording studio could be an indicator
of the amount of effort put in.
• Students from 1RSP enjoyed music
lessons more than 1ITG and their mean
rating increased from 3.41 to 3.89 on a
5-point Likert Scale.
• Students from 1RSP also found the tasks
they did during music lessons interesting
and their mean rating increased from
3.16 to 3.43 on a 5-point Likert Scale.
• Students from 1ITG were observed to be
less enthusiastic in their music lessons
from Week 5 onwards, whereas this
dip was not observed in 1RSP. Perhaps
they lost momentum without the online
support to allow them to carry on with
their work outside of music lessons,
and perhaps the songwriting became
too challenging for them without the
constant online support.
Revisiting of work outside of music lessons
The data of 1RSP outside lesson efforts was
retrieved by checking the log data of their
Google Docs. The data of 1ITG’s efforts outside
lessons was based on students’ declaration in
the mid-term survey since they did not work
on Google Docs.