The Effects of Music and Movement Opportunity on the Analogical Reasoning Performance of African American and White School Children: A Preliminary Study.

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Title: The Effects of Music and Movement Opportunity on the Analogical Reasoning Performance of African American and White School Children: A Preliminary Study.
Language: English
Authors: Allen, Brenda A., Butler, Lisa
Source: Journal of Black Psychology. Aug 1996 22(3):316-328.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 1996
Document Type: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Educational Research, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Movement Education, Multisensory Learning, Music, Student Evaluation, Whites
ISSN: 0095-7984
Abstract: Studies contextual factors informed by cultural experiences and their influence on learning task performance in 15 African American and 13 white children. The African American children performed better when allowed to coordinate movement and music to the learning task while white students had the opposite results. (GR)
Journal Code: CIJFEB1997
Entry Date: 1997
Accession Number: EJ531765
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Studies contextual factors informed by cultural experiences and their influence on learning task performance in 15 African American and 13 white children. The African American children performed better when allowed to coordinate movement and music to the learning task while white students had the opposite results. (GR)
ISSN:0095-7984