Tests and measurements in music / [by] Paul R. Lehman.
| Author/creator | Lehman, Paul R. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1968] |
| Description | xii, 99 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Foundations of music education series |
| Contents | 1. Introduction : The need for evaluation ; The need for quantification ; Historical background -- 2. Musical aptitude: Aptitude and achievement ; Testing for musical aptitude ; The relationship of aptitude to other traits -- 3. Criteria of a good test: Reliability ; Validity ; Other criteria -- 4. Statistical concepts: Central tendency ; Variability ; Relative position ; Relationship ; Statistical reliability ; Levels of significance ; The null hypothesis -- 5. Teacher-made tests: Principles of test construction ; Oral tests ; True-false items ; Multiple-choice items ; Matching items ; Completion items ; Essay tests -- 6. Tests of musical aptitude: Seashore measures of musical talents ; Kwalwasser-Dykema music tests ; (Wing) standardized tests of musical intelligence ; Conrad instrument-talent test ; Tilson-Gretsch musical aptitude tests ; (Gaston) Test of musicality ; Kwalwasser music talent test ; Drake musical aptitude tests ; (Gordon) Musical aptitude profile ; (Bentley) Measures of musical ability ; Promotional tests -- 7. Tests of musical achievement: Beach music test ; Kwalwasser-Ruch test of musical accomplishment ; Kwalwasser Test of music information and appreciation ; Knuth achievement tests in music ; Strouse music test ; Aliferis music achievement test (college entrance level) ; Jones music recognition test ; Graduate record examinations advanced tests: music ; Aliferis-Stecklein music achievement test (college midpoint level) ; Farnum music notation test ; National teacher examinations: music education ; (Colwell) Elementary music achievement tests ; Snyder Knuth music achievement test -- 8. Tests of performance and appreciation: Watkins-Farnum performance scale ; The contest-festival ; The try-out and challenge ; The measurement of musical appreciation ; The music memory contest ; The measurement of musical taste ; The measurement of attitude and interest ; The measurement of motor skills ; The measurement of older traits ; Grading -- 9. Conclusion: Opposition to testing ; The influence of test content on curriculum ; Directions for the future ; Summary. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 90-93. |
| LCCN | 68010416 |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML3838.L43 T4 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |