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| Title |
Can music lessons increase the performance of preschool children in IQ tests?
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| Published in |
Cognitive Processing, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10339-013-0574-0 |
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| Authors |
Hossein Kaviani, Hilda Mirbaha, Mehrangiz Pournaseh, Olivia Sagan |
| Abstract |
The impact of music on human cognition has a distinguished history as a research topic in psychology. The focus of the present study was on investigating the effects of music instruction on the cognitive development of preschool children. From a sample of 154 preschool children of Tehran kindergartens, 60 children aged between 5 and 6 were randomly assigned to two groups, one receiving music lessons and the other (matched for sex, age and mother's educational level) not taking part in any music classes. Children were tested before the start of the course of music lessons and at its end with 4 subtests of the Tehran-Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (TSB). The experimental group participated in twelve 75-min weekly music lessons. Statistical analysis showed significant IQ increase in participants receiving music lessons, specifically on the TSB verbal reasoning and short-term memory subtests. The numerical and visual/abstract reasoning abilities did not differ for the two groups after lessons. These data support studies that found similar skills enhancements in preschool children, despite vast differences in the setting in which the instruction occurred. These findings appear to be consistent with some neuroimaging and neurological observations which are discussed in the paper. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 161 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 155 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 17% |
| Researcher | 22 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 22 | 14% |
| Unknown | 27 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 60 | 37% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 9% |
| Arts and Humanities | 13 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 15% |
| Unknown | 30 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 28. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 December 2023.
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#1,429,765
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Outputs from Cognitive Processing
#23
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#11,741
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Outputs of similar age from Cognitive Processing
#1
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So far Altmetric has tracked 359 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 9.8. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 93% of its peers.
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