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Peer reviewedAsmus, Edward P. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1989
Provides a conceptual basis for understanding factor analysis as an analytical technique. Illustrates the basic concepts of factor analysis through Edward L. Rainbow's data from a study of variables influencing students' musical aptitude. Suggests that this technique is most appropriate in music applications where the interrelationships between…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Factor Analysis, Music Education, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedHarrison, Carole S. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1990
Analyzed the relative contributions of academic ability, music experience, and musical aptitude to predicting grades in college freshman music theory courses. Found that the best predictor of grades was the mathematics component of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Data analysis revealed five factors that accounted for 78.6 percent of the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Aptitude, Educational Research, Grades (Scholastic)
