Whacky Wizards: designing and assessing an online interactive program for elementary music education

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dc.contributor.authorBrooks, Leonard Garth
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts
dc.contributor.supervisorBoenn, Georg
dc.contributor.supervisorSteed, Marlo
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-22T17:03:46Z
dc.date.available2022-07-22T17:03:46Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractMusic, a subject once taught almost exclusively by specialists, is increasingly the responsibility of generalist teachers at the elementary level. This research documents the development, creation, and implementation of Whacky Wizards (a web-based program featuring interactive software and other resources) to help these teachers integrate music instruction in their classrooms using Boomwhackers® percussion tubes. This thesis identifies 16 key barriers and needs faced by generalist teachers regarding music instruction and revisits these barriers and needs to outline the design rationales and objectives of the Whacky Wizards program. In 2021 the program was implemented by 24 teachers in Southern Alberta for a 10-week field test. The researcher collected data from pre- and post-test interviews and online feedback forms completed by these teachers. Findings demonstrate that the program shows promise in addressing the aforementioned barriers and needs, particularly regarding increasing participants' confidence and competence (self-efficacy) towards infusing music instruction in their classrooms.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6271
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0522en_US
dc.proquest.subject0524en_US
dc.proquest.subject0710en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Musicen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Musicen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFine Artsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts)en_US
dc.subjectmusic educationen_US
dc.subjectelementary music educationen_US
dc.subjectgeneralist elementary teachersen_US
dc.subjectpercussion instrumentsen_US
dc.subjectweb-based music instructionen_US
dc.subjectMusic--Instruction and study--Juvenileen_US
dc.subjectSchool music--Instruction and studyen_US
dc.subjectElementary school teachersen_US
dc.subjectPercussion instruments--Instruction and studyen_US
dc.subjectPercussion instruments--Methods--Group instructionen_US
dc.subjectInternet in educationen_US
dc.subjectWeb-based instructionen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleWhacky Wizards: designing and assessing an online interactive program for elementary music educationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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