An investigation of 4th Grade Students’ Attitudes towards Music Class

Journal Title: International Journal of Human and Behavioral Science - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1

Abstract

This study was carried out in order to analyze attitudes of primary school 4th grades students related to music class. This study using the general survey model was come out with 619 students who took course at five primary schools affiliated to Ministry of National Education in spring term of 2014-2015 academic years. In the study, data has been collected by using “personal information form and “Music Lesson Attitude Scale” developed by Nacakçı (2006). The data obtained has been analyzed by using statistical methods and presented in tables. According to study results, it can be said that attitudes of students related to music class are generally positive, primary school 4th grade students attend the class with love, find the lessons interesting and useful including lesson content and subjects, attend the lesson willingly, consider these lessons get them adopt pleasure and selection habit of listening music and accordingly they do not study lessons not only for passing the class. Additionally, it can be considered among the results obtained by this study that students who take music lesson out of school time and have another family member interested in any kind of music are statistically significantly different compared to students who do not take music lesson out of school time and have not another family member interested in any kind of music.

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Abdurrahim Can Eldemir

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  • EP ID EP222031
  • DOI 10.19148/ijhbs.67063
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Abdurrahim Can Eldemir (2016). An investigation of 4th Grade Students’ Attitudes towards Music Class. International Journal of Human and Behavioral Science, 2(1), 8-19. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-222031