The effectiveness of a creative teaching module based on a music learning sequence on children’s music audiation in China

Authors : Yujia Yang, Mei Foong Ang, Mohamad Naqiuddin Dahamat Azam

Pages : 1015-1029

Doi:10.31811/ojomus.1738189

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Publication Date : 2025-10-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study examined the effectiveness of a Creative Music Learning Sequence (CTMLS)-based teaching module in enhancing Chinese primary school students’ musical listening ability. A quasi-experimental, control-group design with a pretest and posttest was conducted on 100 second-grade primary school students in Henan Province. They were randomly assigned to an experimental group (45 students) receiving CTMLS instruction or a control group (55 students) following a traditional curriculum emphasizing music appreciation and singing. Students’ musical listening ability was assessed before and after the 14-week intervention using the Primary Measures of Musical Listening Ability (PMMA). Results showed no significant differences between groups (p > .05). Post-intervention analyses showed that the experimental group achieved significantly higher scores on pitch (mean = 33.56, SD = 3.53), rhythm (mean = 32.76, SD = 2.22), and complex (mean = 66.31, SD = 4.74) hearing than the control group (all p-values < 0.001), with large effect sizes. These results suggest that the CTMLS program is more effective than traditional instruction in improving children’s musical hearing, supporting its wider application in primary music education and providing empirical evidence for integrating music learning theory with a model of musical creative thinking.
Keywords : Müzik İşitme, müzik öğrenme teorisi, müzikal yaratıcı düşünme, ilköğretim müzik eğitimi, CTMLS

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