Long-Term Impacts of Early Musical Abilities on Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Study

Autor/inn/en	Janurik, Márta; Józsa, Krisztián
Titel	Long-Term Impacts of Early Musical Abilities on Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Intelligence, 10 (2022), Artikel 36 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Intelligence Tests; Music; Ability; Grade 1; Elementary School Students; Parent Education; Mothers; Grade 7; Grade Point Average; Mathematics Achievement; Nonverbal Ability; Academic Achievement; Reading Achievement; Hungary; Raven Progressive Matrices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Musik; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Mother; Mutter; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Schulleistung; Leseleistung; Ungarn
Abstract	Numerous neurological, psychological, and transfer studies confirmed the role of learning music in cognitive development and education. However, exploring the long-term impacts of early musical abilities on academic achievement has gained relatively little attention thus far. In a seven-year longitudinal study, we examined the predictive role of musical abilities in future success in school. The sample consisted of 76 Hungarian students. The independent variables were mothers' education and the tests administered to Grade-1 students, which included Raven's Progressive Matrices and tests on word reading, mathematics, and musical abilities. The dependent variable was GPA in Grade 7. All tests demonstrated adequate reliability. In the regression model with the most significant predictive role, the independent variables explained 46% of GPA in Grade 7 when taken together. We established the long-term predictive role of musical abilities in later success in school. Rhythm perception and reproduction demonstrated the most significant explanatory power (11%) of variance for GPA. Mathematics and mothers' education each explained 10% of the variance. The findings shed light on the positive impacts that early musical training may play in later academic achievement, even in the long run. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01