The value of data mining in music education research and some findings from its application to a study of instrumental learning during childhood

International Journal of Music Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 212-230

  Faulkner, Robert ^a   Davidson, Jane W ^a   McPherson, Gary E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

data mining; early predictors; instrumental learning; self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956379697     PISSN: 02557614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0255761410371048     Document Type: Review

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