Teaching Mathematics with Music: A Pilot Study

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dc.contributor.authorHamilton, T.J.
dc.contributor.authorDoai, J.
dc.contributor.authorMilne, A.
dc.contributor.authorSaisanas, V.
dc.contributor.authorCalilhanna, A.
dc.contributor.authorHilton, C.
dc.contributor.authorGoldwater, M.
dc.contributor.authorCohn, R.
dc.contributor.conferenceIEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) (4 Dec 2018 - 7 Dec 2018 : Wollongong, NSW)
dc.contributor.editorLee, M.J.W.
dc.contributor.editorNikolic, S.
dc.contributor.editorShen, J.
dc.contributor.editorLei, L.C.U.
dc.contributor.editorWong, G.K.W.
dc.contributor.editorVenkatarayalu, N.
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractA solid foundation in mathematics is paramount to a comprehensive STEM education. Many students, however, struggle with connecting mathematical concepts with their everyday life and find its symbolic nomenclature unintuitive; subsequently this can be a significant barrier for many students in undertaking further STEM studies. In this paper we describe a pilot study which aims to determine whether understanding in mathematics, and specifically, fractions, equivalence, ordinance, and division, improves when we employ music and musical rhythm in our lessons. This pilot study is currently being trialed at a public high school in Sydney's South-West and despite the fact that the study is ongoing, preliminary data suggest students are responding to this novel teaching methodology. In this paper we report increases in both test performance and, importantly, student engagement.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityTara Julia Hamilton, Julieanne Doai, Andrew Milne, Vicky Saisanas, Andrea Calilhanna, Courtney Hilton, Micah Goldwater, Richard Cohn
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, (TALE 2018), 2019 / Lee, M.J.W., Nikolic, S., Shen, J., Lei, L.C.U., Wong, G.K.W., Venkatarayalu, N. (ed./s), pp.927-931
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/TALE.2018.8615262
dc.identifier.isbn9781538665220
dc.identifier.issn2374-0191
dc.identifier.orcidCalilhanna, A. [0000-0003-0561-4784]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/138157
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIEEE
dc.relation.ispartofseriesProceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching Assessment and Learning for Engineering
dc.rights© 2018 IEEE
dc.source.urihttps://www.ieee.org/
dc.subjectSTEM education; STEAM education; K-12 mathematics; music education; analogical encoding
dc.titleTeaching Mathematics with Music: A Pilot Study
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished online

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