THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MUSICAL SCALE CYCLE ON MAJOR SCALE AND A LEARNING MANAGEMENT PLAN USING AUSUBEL’S MEANINGFUL LEARNING THEORY

Abstract

This research aimed 1) develop a musical scale cycle on major scale and a learning management plan using Ausubel’s meaningful learning theory, and 2) examine outcomes of using the learning management plan using Ausubel’s meaningful learning theory. The sample included 3 students of Secondary 6 with arts and music study plan. The instrument for data collection was the learning management plan based on Ausubel’s meaningful learning theory. Data were analyzed with basic statistics, including mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

The study found that 1) the learning management plan using Ausubel’s meaningful learning theory consisted of 6 steps: (1) checking basic concepts of students, (2) identifying basic concepts that students lack, (3) enhancing basic concepts for students, (4) learning, (5) summarizing with scope of concepts, and (6) evaluating. 2) The experimental results before and after using the instrument indicated that the sample of 3 students had higher academic achievement after using learning management than before using learning management. Before using learning management, mean was 48.33, and standard deviation (S.D.) was 2.36. After using learning management, mean was 83.00, and standard deviation (S.D.) was 2.16. In comparison of scores from both periods, it was concluded that the sample of students had higher academic achievement after using learning management than before using learning management with statistical significance at.05 level.