Abstract
Formal education is experiencing a series of reforms that favor the integration of the contents of different areas in the teaching and learning of the different educational stages. The present study examined the use of an interdisciplinary music and mathematics experience in Secondary Education in Galicia (Spain) in the 2016/17 academic year. A descriptive–exploratory design was used, through a Likert questionnaire applied to 197 students with a diagnostic test and a reference test, and a study of multiple cases was carried out in which information was collected through classroom observations. The results show improvements in the understanding of mathematical and musical concepts, and attitudes and procedures so we can argue that the use of interdisciplinary activities have favored the development of teaching–learning opportunities in mathematical and musical training.
Highlights
Education has moved, in recent times, towards an interdisciplinary approach with the purpose of preparing students for a world that is increasingly complex and interconnected
In the case of mathematics, a subject that presents difficulties for students, demotivation, and disinterest, working in an interdisciplinary way, they find it stimulating and it has a greater impact on them. If this is done through music, a greater stimulus is achieved, and they have a positive impact on each other, in cognitive development and skills related to both disciplines, and in academic results [2]
This study explored the relationship between mathematics and music in the school context, focusing on musical tuning and fractions
Summary
In recent times, towards an interdisciplinary approach with the purpose of preparing students for a world that is increasingly complex and interconnected. One of its aims, according to Majó-Masferrer and Baqueró-Alós [1], is to acquire and apply knowledge, skills, and values in an integrated way, relating the different contents and areas of knowledge to be able to find a response to different purposes. In the case of mathematics, a subject that presents difficulties for students, demotivation, and disinterest, working in an interdisciplinary way, they find it stimulating and it has a greater impact on them. If this is done through music, a greater stimulus is achieved, and they have a positive impact on each other, in cognitive development and skills related to both disciplines, and in academic results [2].
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