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Instrument
Independent questionnaire was constructed for the needs of the research. Data of objective
type were gathered (gender, form, attending musical education) and subjective type
(opinions about certain phenomena). Dichotomously set questions and the questions of
five-degree scale of ordinal type were used. The questions were of closed type, all apart
from one open question. Questionnaire’s validity was checked with the method of internal
consistency of ordinal scale. Cronbach Alfa validity coefficient was calculated and it
showed satisfactory level of questionnaire’s reliability (a = 0.790).
Data analysis and the used statistical methods
Gathered data were processed in Excel programme 2010. Descriptive statistics was used
for basic data analysis. Indicators expressed in absolute (f) and relative frequencies (%)
were figured out for nominal and ordinal variables. Arithmetic mean (M), mode (Mo),
median (Md), standard deviation (SD) and the measure of normal distribution (kurtosis
and skewness) were calculated for interval variables.
Results of the research and their interpretation
According to the National Teaching Curriculum of Croatian Ministry of Education,
Science and Sports (2013), the areas represented in the first three forms of primary school
are: singing, playing a musical instrument, music listening and elements of musical
creativity. Subject teaching starts in the fourth form and, apart from singing, listening and
performing music, musical notation and games are introduced.
Considering the subjects’ age, 94.5 % of them stated they participate in Music classes
gladly. In the multiple choice question pupils stated they like to sing the most (80 %),
listen to music (67.3 %), perform musical games (54.7 %) and play children’s instruments
(34.5 %). Only 13.6 % of the subjects state that rhymes are their favourite musical activity.
In the open type question subjects stated in which of the aforementioned activities they
participate most gladly in Music classes.
Chart 2: Students’ inclination for musical activities (N=110)
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Instrument
Independent questionnaire was constructed for the needs of the research. Data of objective
type were gathered (gender, form, attending musical education) and subjective type
(opinions about certain phenomena). Dichotomously set questions and the questions of
five-degree scale of ordinal type were used. The questions were of closed type, all apart
from one open question. Questionnaire’s validity was checked with the method of internal
consistency of ordinal scale. Cronbach Alfa validity coefficient was calculated and it
showed satisfactory level of questionnaire’s reliability (a = 0.790).
Data analysis and the used statistical methods
Gathered data were processed in Excel programme 2010. Descriptive statistics was used
for basic data analysis. Indicators expressed in absolute (f) and relative frequencies (%)
were figured out for nominal and ordinal variables. Arithmetic mean (M), mode (Mo),
median (Md), standard deviation (SD) and the measure of normal distribution (kurtosis
and skewness) were calculated for interval variables.
Results of the research and their interpretation
According to the National Teaching Curriculum of Croatian Ministry of Education,
Science and Sports (2013), the areas represented in the first three forms of primary school
are: singing, playing a musical instrument, music listening and elements of musical
creativity. Subject teaching starts in the fourth form and, apart from singing, listening and
performing music, musical notation and games are introduced.
Considering the subjects’ age, 94.5 % of them stated they participate in Music classes
gladly. In the multiple choice question pupils stated they like to sing the most (80 %),
listen to music (67.3 %), perform musical games (54.7 %) and play children’s instruments
(34.5 %). Only 13.6 % of the subjects state that rhymes are their favourite musical activity.
In the open type question subjects stated in which of the aforementioned activities they
participate most gladly in Music classes.
Chart 2: Students’ inclination for musical activities (N=110)
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