The impact of the use of technology on student engagement and motivation in the music classroom

academic performance; collaborative learning; ICTs; innovation; meaningful learning; music education; robotics; Education; Music; Computer Science Applications

Abstract :

[en] This article explores the use of a technological tool, the Makey Makey, in the music classroom, to support student engagement and motivation. An experimental, descriptive and correlational quantitative design was designed and done over a sample of 104 students at high school level. Pre-and post-measures of engagement and motivation indicators were collected and compared to a control group to explore and compare the impact of the use of the Makey Makey over these indicators. The research findings indicate a significant difference between the experimental and control group in relation to their levels of engagement and motivation, suggesting that the use of technological tools in the music classroom can have potential benefits over these indicators. The results also show that are the affective and emotional dimensions that have more incidence over the student engagement, suggesting that educational interventions aimed at improving student engagement and motivation should focus on nurturing their emotional engagement. However, the results from this study cannot be generalized due to the study’s limitations, which make evident the need for more experimental studies and further exploration of the impact of technology in student engagement and motivation indicators.

Disciplines :

Education & instruction

Author, co-author :

Berbel-Gómez, Noemy ; University of the Balearic Islands, Spain

SERRA MARIN, Laura ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW) > Institute of Musicology and Arts

External co-authors :

yes

Language :

English

Title :

The impact of the use of technology on student engagement and motivation in the music classroom

Publication date :

17 February 2023

Journal title :

Journal of Music, Technology and Education

ISSN :

1752-7066

eISSN :

1752-7074

Publisher :

Intellect Ltd.

Volume :

Issue :

2-3

Pages :

157 - 178

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

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https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jmte_00039_1?crawler=true&mimetype=application/pdf

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https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte_00039_1

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