Experimental and control viola students did not differ significantly in playing skills at pre-test¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2020: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? There was no statistically significant difference between the groups' pre-test viola playing skills (U=2; p>0.05), indicating both groups started at a similar level. → Gökalp Parasız 2017

Evidence¶

Gökalp Parasız 2017¶

Gökalp Parasız, M. Hanifi Kervancıoğlu. (2017). The Usability of Erzurum Folk Songs in Viola Education. Journal of Education and Practice, Vol.8, No.8. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1139085

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Mann-Whitney U test of pre-test scores in the 3-versus-3 student experiment; pre-test means were 7.55 (control) and 9.00 (experimental). Equivalence was not formally tested; only non-significance is reported.

"As can be seen in Table 2, there is no statistically significant difference between the skills of experimental and control groups for playing viola according to pre-test results (U=2; p>0.05)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Viola students taught with Erzurum folk songs adjusted to viola scored significantly higher on viola playing skills at post-test than control students taught transposed works — related
• Control group viola playing skills did not change significantly over the experimental period — related
• Experimental group's within-group pre-to-post change in viola playing skills was not statistically significant despite a large descriptive mean increase — related
• The three selected Erzurum folk songs are modal works analysable into maqam structures and viola playing techniques — related