CHAPTER 4
                                  RESULTS

     Results for the two groups were collected on a scoring tool, which indicated the

accuracy of each note in the composition. As the teacher-researcher listened to each

recorded student performance, a score was given for each note played. One point was

awarded for a note played as notated in the student's composition. No point was

awarded for an incorrect note. Table 4-1 shows note accuracy of students in Group One

who used non-color materials. Table 4-2 shows note accuracy of students in Group Two

who used color materials.

     Mean, median, and mode were calculated for the two groups. The mean for Group

One was 12.07 while the mean for Group Two was 15. However, the median and mode

were 16 for both groups. This is a result of Group One scores ranging from 3 to 16. Low

scores in Group One (3, 5, 7, 7, 9) contributed to a much lower mean for the group. The

range of scores for Group Two was 8 to 16, with only one student scoring below 15

points. Therefore, the mean for Group Two was much higher than the mean for Group

One.

     A two-sample unequal variance t-test was performed comparing the data sets. The

probability associated with a student's paired t-Test, with a one-tailed distribution, was

p=0.03. Therefore, the observed difference between students using non-color materials

and those using color materials was statistically significant and not due to chance.