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Effectiveness of Music-based Education on the Social Skills, Attention and Concentration of 6-10-year Old Children with Special Learning Disabilities
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| Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of music-based education on the social skills, attention and concentration of children with special learning disabilities. Method: This is a quasi-experimental study with post-test and pre-test in experimental and control groups. The study population included children aged 6-10 years from the “Tawana” Training Center of Learning Disability in Ghaemshahr City in 2019-2021. Convenient sampling method was used to select 30 children and divided them into two groups of experimental (15 children) and control (15 children). The experimental group received Bells’ music training in 16 sessions of 30 minutes for two months. We completed Matheson and Conners’ questionnaires before and after intervention in both groups. Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) was applied to compare changes in the questionnaires between two the groups over the study. Results: There were significant change between the two groups after intervention in scores of appropriate social behavior, antisocial behavior, aggression and impulsive behavior, high self-esteem, behavior problems, inattention, and dreaming (P value<0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that music education is effective in improving the social skills, attention and concentration of children with special learning disabilities. |
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| Keywords: Music-based education, Social skills, Attention and concentration, Special learning disabilitie |
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Type of Study: Applicable |
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Received: 2022/01/27 | Accepted: 2023/03/11 | Published: 2023/12/12
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