Multiple
Use Features
There
are multiple ways in which teachers and pupils can use GCSE Learn
Thru Music:
Make
Learning Fun
1.
Many pupils have become disillusioned with conventional learning
methods, perceiving them to be boring and old fashioned. English
Learn Thru Music takes advantage of modern technology such as portable
music devices and the internet to capture pupil’s imagination
and relay educational information.
Use
During Lessons
2.
As a learning aid during lessons. Teachers can download the English
Learn Thru Music package's Persuasive Techniques song onto pupils
portable music devices or onto CD for pupils to listen to in class
and then set pupils a series of questions on Persuasive Techniques.
Help
Struggling Pupils
3.
To assist pupils who are failed by conventional methods. Pupils
who find it hard to concentrate in a busy classroom environment
can listen to learning material on their headphones and press repeat
it if they fail to take in the information they require on their
first listen.
4. Learn the lyrics then sing karaoke style with the backing tracks
or video tracks in class, alone or with your friends. It’s
great fun.
Assist
With Coursework
5.
To help with coursework. Pupil’s studying at home could log
on to www.learnthrumusic.co.uk and access the English Learn Thru
Music package to use a set song such as Romeo & Juliet to help
with the completion of course work. Students could alternatively
download relevant songs from the package on the school intranet,
saving them to CD or portable storage devices.
Make Revision
Easier
6.
In conjunction with conventional learning methods to help with examination
revision. For example a pupil revising paper 1 using conventional
means could also listen to song, thus enhancing the pupil’s
chances of absorbing information on the requirements of Paper 1.
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Ongoing
Research
According to
the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
(Welsh Assembly Government, 2008) those who provide learning are
to ensure pupils receive 'an education which develops their personality
and talents to the full' and to 'safeguard and promote the welfare
of all children and younger people' (Education Act, 2002). Educators
are to 'reduce social barriers to inclusion and offer opportunities
for learners to achieve their full potential, providing a meaningful,
relevant and motivating curriculum for their learners'. The Rewise
Learning Ltd LearnThruMusic resource offers educators a facility
that will promote inclusion and academic achievement. The programme
explicitly integrates lesson content into musical pieces. The product
is aimed at supporting ongoing learning. It is known that music
can have a significant impact on intellectual and cognitive functioning;
therefore it is likely that the new programme promotes higher levels
of achievement in learners. The anticipated impact of the programme
reaches beyond academic learning; achievement levels will contribute
to higher levels of self-efficacy and a greater sense of self-worth
in young people who previously felt less confident in a school environment.
In collaboration with Rhondda Cynon Taff’s 14-19 Pathways,
Rewise Learning Ltd is currently working with Hawthorn High School,
Rhondda Cynon Taff, South Wales and the researcher Gabi Jerzembek
(Swansea University) to ensure the learning aid is developed out
of evidence based practice. The research aims to identify how the
GCSE LearnThruMusic: English package directly benefits pupil’s
grades, skills, knowledge and well-being. Based on a literature
review, a mixed-methods study will be developed to assess well-being,
academic and personal confidence. Academic grades will be collected
and those who have used the product will be compared with those
who have not. The evaluation will ensure not only continuous improvement
of the programme but generate evidence of effectiveness in various
contexts.
The research findings about the Rewise Learning Ltd GCSE LearnThruMusic:
English package are due to be available in early 2009. Gabi has
previously supported research into occupational and learner driver
training (Jerzembek et al., 2008) and holds an ESRC studentship
to complete a doctorate that is focused on educational methods and
their effect on well-being.
References:
Jerzembek, G.S., Reed, P., Manogg, G., Bews, M. & Halliday,
J. (2008). Predicting risk in occupational drivers: adopting a broader
perspective. Poster
presented at the BPS Annual conference, Dublin, 2008, further disseminated
in the media such as the Western Mail: http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/walesnews/2008/04/07/business-drivers-biggest-risk-takers-91466-20728568/
Welsh Assembly Government, Department for Children, Education, Lifelong
Learning and Skills (2008). Personal and social education framework
for 7-19 year olds in Wales, available at www.wales.gov.uk.
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Unique
Benefits of the Product
1.
Music is everything to 14-16 year-old pupils, learning through music
helps pupils assimilate vital information sub-consciously.
2.
Learning through music compliments pupil’s who thrive using
conventional methods of learning whilst offering a new approach
for pupils who struggle with conventional learning methods.
3.
Proven to offer pupils a wide range of complementary transferable
skills. such as listening, observation, improved memory, Learning
through music has also been proven to increase pupil’s ability
to Reflect, Make connections and self-assess.
4.
English Learn Thru Music helps teachers combat the increase in pupils
listening to their portable music players during lesson time by
embracing technology and turning Pupil’s portable music players
into learning instruments, rather than a source of potential conflict.
5.
Rewise Learning Ltd’s English Learn Thru Music package offers
a very cost effective way for schools to increase the number of
learning techniques that are taught to pupils, working out at less
than £1 per pupil
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