Is it the music or is it selection bias? a nationwide analysis of music and non-music students' SAT scores

Journal of Research in Music Education

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-194

  Elpus, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; music students; SAT scores; standardized tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879434444     PISSN: 00224294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022429413485601     Document Type: Article

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