An Exploration of the Effect of Instructor Visual Signal on Vague Feedback Statements by Preservice Music Educators

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Title: An Exploration of the Effect of Instructor Visual Signal on Vague Feedback Statements by Preservice Music Educators
Language: English
Authors: Edelman, Philip B. (ORCID 0000-0002-0890-304X), Talbert, Matthew D.
Source: Journal of Music Teacher Education. Feb 2020 29(2):53-63.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Music Education, Music Teachers, Feedback (Response), Ambiguity (Semantics), Music Activities, Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Nonverbal Communication
DOI: 10.1177/1057083719878409
ISSN: 1057-0837
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a visual signal on feedback type and rehearsal time usage by preservice music educators. A secondary aim was to examine the types of ambiguous feedback statements made by preservice music educators during instruction. Study participants rehearsed their university lab ensemble four times over the course of a semester after being randomly assigned to the control group (n = 9) or the intervention group (n = 9). The intervention did not produce a statistically significant effect on the frequency of vague feedback statements. Participants assigned to the intervention group, however, demonstrated a significantly increased amount of music making during their rehearsals and decreased the amount of general talking. Finally, the types of vague statements made by participants during their rehearsals were mostly positive, followed by ambiguous, comparative, and negative statements.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1240732
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a visual signal on feedback type and rehearsal time usage by preservice music educators. A secondary aim was to examine the types of ambiguous feedback statements made by preservice music educators during instruction. Study participants rehearsed their university lab ensemble four times over the course of a semester after being randomly assigned to the control group (n = 9) or the intervention group (n = 9). The intervention did not produce a statistically significant effect on the frequency of vague feedback statements. Participants assigned to the intervention group, however, demonstrated a significantly increased amount of music making during their rehearsals and decreased the amount of general talking. Finally, the types of vague statements made by participants during their rehearsals were mostly positive, followed by ambiguous, comparative, and negative statements.
ISSN:1057-0837
DOI:10.1177/1057083719878409