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The Perception of Pitch Contours in Typically Developing Children with and without Musical Training

Auditory and Vestibular Research
Background and Aim: Musical training causes neuroplasticity changes which are transferred to other modalities like- audition, cognition. All the musical tests use musical stimuli, which can be challenging for children without musical training due to the
Rashmi Eraiah, Devi Neelamegarajan
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Training early literacy related skills: To which degree does a musical training contribute to phonological awareness development?

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Well-developed phonological awareness skills are a core prerequisite for early literacy development. Although effective phonological awareness training programs exist, children at risk often do not reach similar levels of phonological awareness after the
Sebastian Kempert, Sebastian Kempert, Regina Götz, Catharina Tibken, Kristine Blatter, Cordula Artelt, Cordula Artelt, Wolfgang Schneider, Petra Stanat   +8 more
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The Personality Oriented Concept of Students’ Musical Thinking Development in Higher Educational Institutions of Art

Вісник Київського національного університету культури і мистецтв. Серія: Музичне мистецтво, 2019
The personality oriented concept of students’ musical thinking development in higher educational institutions of art is analyzed in the article. Planning of educational process with the regularities of development and the individual self-development ...
Olena Pikhtar
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The quality of interaction with children in collective play: Children's agency

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is a growing body of studies on increasing the quality of infant–toddler education and care. Yet little attention has been directed towards how to bring toddlers' agency and perspective to their personally meaningful learning in collective play.
Liang Li
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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
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Musical activity and emotional competence – a twin study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2014
The hypothesis was tested that musical creative achievement and musical practice are associated with lower alexithymia. 8000 Swedish twins aged 27-54 were studied. Alexithymia was assessed using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Musical achievement
Tores PG Theorell, Tores PG Theorell, Miriam Anna Mosing, Anna-Karin eLennartsson, Fredrik eUllén   +4 more
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Learner emotions and performance in hypercasual VR games with adaptive AI difficulty

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Hypercasual virtual reality games (HVRGs) are widely regarded as cost‐effective tools for rapid skill acquisition, yet the mechanisms that optimise their effectiveness and user acceptance remain insufficiently explored. This mixed‐methods empirical study investigates how playful emotions, characterised by engagement, enjoyment and anxiety ...
Zeeshan Ahmed, Faizan Ahmad, Chen Hui
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Music makes the world go round: The impact of musical training on non-musical cognitive functions—A Review

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Musical training is becoming increasingly popular as a topic for scientific research. Here we review the available studies investigating whether and to which degree musical experience generalizes to cognitive functions unrelated to music abilities in ...
Sarah eBenz, Roberta eSellaro, Bernhard eHommel, Lorenza S Colzato   +3 more
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The Relationship Between L2 Phonological Processing and Early Musical Training in Adult Bilinguals

Music & Science, 2020
Bilinguals who speak English as their second-learnt (L2), yet dominant language from a young age, have been previously shown to experience difficulties in adulthood when dealing with spoken English (i.e., phonological processing) compared to native ...
Angela Liang, Marcus Taft
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Understanding teacher agency in the context of school‐based climate change and sustainability education: A case study of the experiences of teachers and school students in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on teacher agency as a conceptual framework, we explored the extent to which school teachers in secondary schools in England achieve agency in relation to teaching climate change and sustainability. This research provides a novel approach to understanding the relational and emergent qualities of teacher agency by bringing together ...
Nicola Walshe, Elizabeth A. C. Rushton
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