International Journal of Research Studies in Education
CollabWritive Special Issue
Volume 13 Issue 7
Available Online: 15 June 2024
Author/s:
Liu, Aizhen
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas
Abstract:
This study utilized a descriptive research design to investigate the effects of a music learning platform on student engagement at Zhengzhou Business College, focusing on the influence of instructional strategies. A questionnaire was designed and distributed to gather extensive data on student interactions with the platform, including frequency, duration, and number of interactions. The data were analyzed using SPSS 17.0 to examine correlations between platform functions, teaching strategies, and student engagement. The study was grounded in educational technology literature, music education theories, and online learning platform research, ensuring a solid theoretical base. Research ethics were strictly followed to protect participant privacy and ensure data were used solely for the study’s purposes. In this study, 2000 teachers and students of Zhengzhou Business School were selected to study the music learning platform, teaching strategies and student engagement through questionnaires. The sample of the study consisted of 405 research respondents selected at random. Through content analysis, teacher interviews and observations of e-learning platform usage, the researcher aimed to gain insights into the school’s practical experience in the field of music education and how innovative teaching strategies can improve student engagement and learning outcomes. The purpose of this study was to assess the music learning platform, teaching strategies, and student engagement at a Chinese university. More specifically, the study sought to describe the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, major, grade or school year; identify multimedia learning platforms in terms of user experience and personalization, learning effectiveness and efficiency, motivation and attitude to learning, and recommendations and satisfaction; assess teaching strategies from the individual and methodological dimensions of music teaching, the dimensions of lesson planning and instructional design, the dimensions of educational context and environment, and the dimensions of individual differences and actual conditions, had been the objective; observed student engagement in terms of the dimensions of subject content experience and pedagogy, classroom environment and management, motivation and individual differences, and behavioral and psychological aspects of student engagement in learning; test the difference of music learning platform, teaching strategies and student engagement when grouped according to profile variables; test the relationship among music learning platform, teaching strategies and student engagement ; and propose teaching improvement plan and music learning platform recommendation based on the results of the study. The majority of the respondents were young males, between the ages of 19 and 25, majoring in education and belong to the freshman class. Respondents felt that student engagement was significantly impacted in Motivation and Individual Differences. Among the Respondent grouped by grade level, freshmen significantly outperformed the other groups on the assessment. There exists an important relationship between music learning platforms, instructional strategies, and student engagement. The teaching improvement program Music Syllabus, Teaching Strategies, and Student Management in Chinese Colleges and Universities was proposed.
Keywords: music learning platform, teaching strategy, student engagement, Chinese University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24630
Cite this article:
Liu, A. (2024). Music learning platform, teaching strategies, and student engagement in one Chinese university. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 13(7), 17-31. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24630