Comparison of Field Scores and Socio Demographic Traits of the Candidates of Music Teacher Training Programs’ Talent Examinations

Abstract

In this study, correlations between the scores in the field of music (musical hearing, reading and writing examinations’ scores) and socio-demographic traits of the entrants of Music Teacher Training Programs’ talent examinations were investigated. The study was designed according to the paired samples model -being one of the survey models. It was carried out with 387 enrants of 2010-2011 talent examinations. Firstly, individual socio-demographic traits of the entrants which are independent in quality were determined. In the second phase, the data related to scores in the field music were examined graphically by checking out their bell shaped curves and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test results were also examined by checking out the Skewness and Kurtosis values of the data. At the end of the study, alongside the fact that there weren’t any significant differences in terms of gender, the place where the entrants’ lifetime were mostly spent, families’ level of interest in music, and the entrants’ instruments; significant differences found related to the type of high school being graduated from, the way the entrants prepare for the exams and the lenght of the preparation period

Keywords

• müzik yetenek sınavı
• müzik öğretmenliği adayları
• müziksel başarı
• sosyo-demografi
• talent examinations in music
• music teacher training candidates
• musical achievement
• socio-demography