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Johns Hopkins University | PY.510.611

Psychology of Music Teaching

2.0

credits

Average Course Rating

(4.27)

The application of selected theories of learning and teaching music in the elementary and secondary school. Characteristics of childhood and adolescent development will also be examined with implications for designing appropriate musical instruction.

Fall 2012

(3.82)

Fall 2013

(4.4)

Fall 2014

(4.6)

Fall 2012

Professor: Theodore Poehler

(3.82)

The best aspects of this course included the efficient professor who was invested in his students learning the material and the broad range of physics topics that were covered. The worst aspect of the course was the ineffective and scattered lectures given by the professor. The professor assigned homework assignments before teaching the material and often jumped around different subjects. The course would improve if the students had more examples and clearer notes on the different equations. Prospective students should endeavor to read the textbook and get extra help with the material as

Fall 2013

Professor: Theodore Poehler

(4.4)

Students praised this course for having a small class size that allowed for “interaction opportunities with the instructor.” Students’ issues with the course included some disliking the weekly exams and finding the two midterm exams to be unnecessary, while others found the final exam “pretty difficult.” Suggestions for improvement included wishing the course spent more time on the material and provided students with more examples. Prospective students should know that experiences in the class varied greatly depending on students’ knowledge and experience with math. The course included weekly homework, and the instructor and teaching assistant were available for additional help.

Fall 2014

Professor: Theodore Poehler

(4.6)

Students praised this course for having a small class size and for having a helpful instructor who was wil ing to help students master the subject matter. Perceived issues with the course varied though some students believed the instructor assigned an excessive amount of homework problems. Suggestions for improvement varied. Most students couldn’t perceive an issue with the course, although a couple wished the course would assign fewer homework problems and that the pace of the course would slow down. Prospective students should know that students found the course to be challenging and warned against falling behind in the work. Despite the difficulty of the course, student found the class to be a good introduction to calculus.

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H. Parker
17:30 - 19:10