Contribution from complement curricular activities (music club) to the academic achievement of students from basic education

Authors

  • Márcia Moura Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto/Portugal)
  • Marta Martins Unidade de Investigação em Música, Artes e Espetáculo, Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espetáculo (ESMAE) – Instituto Politécnico do Porto (Porto/Portugal)
  • Daniela Coimbra Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espetáculo (ESMAE) – Instituto Politécnico do Porto (Porto/Portugal)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34626/esc.vi41.292

Keywords:

complementary curricular activities (music club), musical activity, academic performance

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between the attendance of complementary
curricular activities – music club – and the academic performance of students of the 2nd cycle of
basic education. A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 329 students from six schools in the
north coast of Portugal in the academic year of 2009/2010. The results indicated a positive relationship
between the attendance of complementary curricular activities – music club – and the academic achievement of these students. This relationship is established not only with the subjects directly
related to the Club area (Music) but also with core subjects, like Portuguese Language and Mathematics.
The non-formal musical education in the national school system emerges as a prominent space
in contemporary education, one which seems to give a definite contribution to the holistic development
of the individual.

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Published

2014-04-01

How to Cite

Moura, M. ., Martins, M., & Coimbra, D. . (2014). Contribution from complement curricular activities (music club) to the academic achievement of students from basic education. Educação, Sociedade & Culturas, (41), 69–89. https://doi.org/10.34626/esc.vi41.292

Issue

No. 41 (2014): Thinking education in the XXI century: contributions

Section

ARTICLES | Open call

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