Exploratory Study of Approvals and Disapprovals in Australian Instrumental Music Teaching

Autor/in	Zhukov, Katie
Titel	Exploratory Study of Approvals and Disapprovals in Australian Instrumental Music Teaching
Quelle	In: International Journal of Music Education, 26 (2008) 4, S.302-314 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0255-7614
DOI	10.1177/0255761408096072
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Music; Positive Reinforcement; Gender Differences; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Music Education; Criticism; Teacher Student Relationship; Music Teachers; College Students; Statistical Analysis; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Musik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Musikerziehung; Kritik; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Collegestudent; Statistische Analyse; Australien
Abstract	Research on the use of approvals/disapprovals in classroom teaching has highlighted praise as more effective than criticism, specific evaluation more valuable than general, and gender differences. This study investigated the use of positive/negative and specific/general evaluation and gender effects in instrumental music lessons in higher education. The participants were 12 teachers and 24 students from five Australian tertiary institutions. Greater use of approvals than disapprovals was found in most lessons. The teachers were more specific when criticizing their students than when praising them. The female teachers were slightly more positive than the male teachers, but the male teachers were more specific in their appraisals of the students' playing. The female students received more teacher praise than the male students. Results support previous research and provide new evidence into the use of approvals and disapprovals in instrumental music lessons in higher education. The implications for teaching practice include greater use of specific praise and sensitivity to gender biases. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10