A Study on the Academic Achievement in Reading Western Music Notation Using the Score Skills Game among Sixth-Grade Students Learning the Scottish Bagpipes

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to 1) examine the academic achievement in reading western music notation using the Score Skills game among 6th grade students, and 2) assess the satisfaction of sixth-grade students towards using the Score Skills game to practice reading western music notation. The sample group consisted of 30 students from Class 6/1 at Sarasas Witaed Bangbon School, selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) A set of 5 game-based learning plans, designed to be implemented over the course of 5 class periods., 2) an achievement test, and

The purposes of this study were to 1) examine the academic achievement in reading western music notation using the Score Skills game among 6th grade students, and 2) assess the satisfaction of sixth-grade students towards using the Score Skills game to practice reading western music notation. The sample group consisted of 30 students from Class 6/1 at Sarasas Witaed Bangbon School, selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) A set of 5 game-based learning plans, designed to be implemented over the course of 5 class periods., 2) an achievement test, and 3) a satisfaction survey. The statistical analysis methods used were mean, standard deviation, and t-test for Dependent Samples.

          The results revealed that: 1) the students' academic achievement in reading Western music notation after using the Score Skills game (Mean = 15.03, S.D. = 2.48) was significantly higher than before the lesson (Mean = 10.47, S.D. = 3.46) at a statistically significant level of .05; and 2) the students' satisfaction with using the Score Skills game to practice reading Western music notation was high overall (Mean = 4.00, S.D. = 0.58).

3) a satisfaction survey. The statistical analysis methods used were mean, standard deviation, and t-test for Dependent Samples.

          The results revealed that: 1) the students' academic achievement in reading Western music notation after using the Score Skills game (Mean = 15.03, S.D. = 2.48) was significantly higher than before the lesson (Mean = 10.47, S.D. = 3.46) at a statistically significant level of .05; and 2) the students' satisfaction with using the Score Skills game to practice reading Western music notation was high overall (Mean = 4.00, S.D. = 0.58).