Research of public and private junior high schools’ music teachers’ classroom teaching decision-making under China’s music curriculum standards

Abstract

In the 11th anniversary of the issuance of Compulsory Education Music Curriculum Standards, this study aims to investigate the application of new curriculum standards in the teaching decision-making of junior middle school music teachers in China by means of questionnaire survey and semi-structured interview. A total of 54 public middle school music teachers and 46 private middle school music teachers responded to the survey within three months. Through the t-test of SPSSAU, the results show that junior high school music teachers apply the curriculum standards in different degrees in teaching decision-making. Public and private junior middle school music teachers have different application of music curriculum standards, and private schools do not pay enough attention to music curriculum standards. In a word, to strengthen the teacher decision-making level; Truly implement the aesthetic education goal of “Music Curriculum Standards”.