Effectiveness of Music Training on Preschoolers' Learning of Basic Mathematical Skills

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Seyyed Nabiollah Ghasemtabar ¹ , Farkhonde Mofidi ² , Ali Z. Mohammadi ³ , Seyyed Abdollah Ghasemtabar ⁴

1 - MA in Preschool Education
2 - PhD Allameh Tabataba’i University
3 - PhD Shahid Beheshti University
4 - MA in Educational Technology

Received: 2015-06-03 Accepted : 2015-06-03 Published : 2011-03-21

Keywords: preschoolers, orff music, basic mathematical skills, Learning,

Abstract :

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Orff music training on the preschoolers’ learning of basic mathematical skills. Using convenience sampling method, 30 year old children (16 females and 14 males) with an intelligence quotient ranges of 110-130 were selected and examined in an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group received Orff music training two hours a week for three months. The Assessment of Basic Mathematical Skills Scale for Children (Kohansedgh, 1997) were then administered to both groups. Covariance analysis indicated that Orff music traini- ng increased the learning ability of preschoolers in classification, similarities/differences detection, conservation of numbers, and geometry skills. No significant difference was found between the two groups in seriating skill. The results were discussed in terms of the effect of music training on learning of basic mathematical skills of children.