I have completed the second stage of solidifying reliable and valid references to use for the purpose of writing my literature reviews for my Action Research Project. I am presently organizing and reviewing ten of the sources I have found to gain more insight on the research that has taken place with respect to integrating technology within the undergraduate music education curriculum. Scribd.com provided an excellent review on “The Case for Technology in Music Education” by Garcia (1999). This review provided an argument on how music technology enhanced and assisted in the learning of traditional music education objectives. “The use of technology is suggested as a means of connecting with student learners in meaningful ways” (Boody, 1990) and as a way of embracing relevancy related to constructive learning for the present time.
The review started with a look at traditional forms of music education and gave a progressive argument on the history, criticism, new modes for learning, and constructivism of computer-assisted formats. Garcia (1999) said, if students are engaged in the proper intellectual manner, computer assisted learning are congruent with constructive theory.
A large part of this review addressed several approaches to integrating technology into music education, and gave specific statistics on the outcomes of their studies. The review also included a chart that demonstrated the comparison between traditional music education learning environments and new learning environments. While traditional methods have not been completely abandoned, they offer great cohesiveness in merging new methods associated with technology.
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Garcia, A., (1999). The case for technology in music education. Retrieved October 5, 2010, from http://www.scribd.com/doc/7469678/The-Case-for-Technology-In-Music-Education
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