Abstract
In this study, decision trees were used to develop a pre-assessment model to help ascertain the impact of music education on children with special needs. The focus of the study was the application of an educational curriculum for 16 weeks, five sessions of 40 min duration per week, using the Holistic Music Educational Approach for Young Children (HMEAYC). The pilot program was implemented with children with special needs to measure its learning effectiveness. The methodology proved a better indicator for improved learning and a better measure of learning effectiveness. Statistical tests confirmed significant improvements in the values of the learning evaluation indices measured by HMEAYC after its implementation in children with special needs, supporting the positive effect of the implementation of HMEAYC for Taiwan’s special needs young children. For children with better learning results, the accuracy of the decision tree model was 84.0% for in-sample and the sensitivity equaled 98.0%. The results support the future development of evaluation models through machine learning languages, pre-assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of HMEAYC, and the use of continuous investment in educational resources to improve the efficiency of special early childhood education in resource consumption for sustainable development.
Highlights
Past studies have confirmed that children with special needs are significantly affected in terms of learning, language, and behavior [1,2]
The results support the future development of evaluation models through machine learning languages, pre-assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of Holistic Music Educational Approach for Young Children (HMEAYC), and the use of continuous investment in educational resources to improve the efficiency of special early childhood education in resource consumption for sustainable development
The Holistic Music Educational Approach for Young Children (HMEAYC) [8,9,10,11] is a form of music education that integrates local culture and uses computer technology and equipment to develop music education courses for preschoolers. This course has long been extended to music education for young children in general [10,12], and in recent years, it has been developed for children with special needs [9,12] and has been used in early therapy music learning courses for special young children, showing a significant positive impact on language and communication, body movements, attention, emotional stability, and interpersonal interaction [8,9,10,12]
Summary
Past studies have confirmed that children with special needs are significantly affected in terms of learning, language, and behavior [1,2]. The Holistic Music Educational Approach for Young Children (HMEAYC) [8,9,10,11] is a form of music education that integrates local culture and uses computer technology and equipment to develop music education courses for preschoolers This course has long been extended to music education for young children in general [10,12], and in recent years, it has been developed for children with special needs [9,12] and has been used in early therapy music learning courses for special young children, showing a significant positive impact on language and communication, body movements, attention, emotional stability, and interpersonal interaction [8,9,10,12]
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