A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION OF TEACHING METHODS FOR GENERAL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC COURSE IN SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY, CHINA
Keywords:
Instrumental Music Courses, Teaching Methods, Satisfaction, Southwest Jiaotong UniversityAbstract
This study mainly compared the undergraduate students’ satisfaction towards two different teaching methods applied in the general instrumental music courses for 104 non-music major students in Southwest Jiaotong University. The satisfaction data from undergraduate students were collected from the experimental group and control group and analyzed by use independent samples t-test. The descriptive statistics and t-test findings showed there were significant differences of students’ satisfaction under two teaching methods in the general instrumental music course in Southwest Jiaotong University, China. Discussion on the effect of teaching methods were provided. It was expected in the future, diversified teaching system of instrumental music course could be built in China’s Higher Education Institutions, so as to broaden students’ artistic vision, and improve their learning motivation and ability.
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