Interactive music learning environment: Development of musical perception of students using sound maps

Changlu Guo

doi:10.1075/is.24026.guo

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Interactive music learning environment

Development of musical perception of students using sound maps
Author(s): Changlu Guo¹
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¹ Kharkiv State Academy of Culture
Source: Interaction Studies, Volume 26, Issue 1, Dec 2025, p. 1 - 23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/is.24026.guo
- Received: 20 Aug 2024
- Accepted: 16 May 2025
- Version of Record published : 09 Jan 2026

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to determine how the perception of educational information by students through the use of musical charts affects their academic performance compared to traditional teaching methods. The experiment entailed a qualitative analysis of sound maps created using the JamBoard application. A total of 120 students from Kharkiv State Academy of Culture participated in the study and were divided into control and experimental groups. The results were analyzed using a paired-sample t-test. The practical significance of the statistical information obtained from the research is rather high. Primarily, it can be utilized by musicologists for further contrastive analysis of the effectiveness of musical charts among student groups with and without prior musical education. Additionally, the study holds significant practical value in terms of serving as a foundation for developing educational plans and methodologies within the context of the educational process.

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