Summary:

 

For my research project entitled "Moodle in the Music Classroom," I wanted to find out what educational benefits there were when using Moodle in the music classroom.  I had to demonstrate the best practices of research when designing and implementing my project.  This included creating a research binder with all information regarding my research about the topic and research methods, as well as a reflection for each article.  

 

In order to implement this project, I had to collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the East Stroudsburg Area School District.   After each teacher taught a lesson using Moodle in their own classrooms, we had a round table discussion about how Moodle did or did not effectively assist in the learning process. I then transcribed and coded this data before evaluating the responses by each participant.  Conclusions were drawn based on the primary and secondary research questions.  

 

This project helped provide a basis for future research to come on a topic that has little to no data.  Future researchers will be able to use this study as a platform for questioning purposes, as well as design their studies in order to better reflect the true learning process in the music classroom.