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Type of Document Thesis Author Alexander, Jessica Kay URN etd-04142008-094140 Title The Effect of a Computerized Training Program on the Participants' Knowledge of Nonverbal Communication in Medical, Educational, and Therapeutic Settings Degree Master of Music Department Music, College of Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Alice-Ann Darrow Committee Member Dianne Gregory Committee Member Jayne Standley Committee Member Keywords
- Educational
- Music
- Medical
- Body Language
- Eye Contact
- Music Therapy
- Posture
- Nonverbal Behavior
- Nonverbal
- Therapeutic
Date of Defense 2008-02-19 Availability unrestricted Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a computerized training program on participants’ knowledge concerning the role of nonverbal communication in medical, educational, and therapeutic settings. Participants in the study (n = 50) were music therapy majors (n = 35) and music education majors (n = 15) from a large Southeastern university. Two 30-minute training modules were designed and programmed for the purposes of the study utilizing the computer software program Adobe Captivate 3. Participants were individually pre- and posttested before and after completing the modules during two 45-minute separate sessions. Participants’ made significant gains from pre- to posttest indicating that the computerized training modules were effective for teaching music therapy and music education students knowledge of nonverbal communication. There were no significant differences between music therapy or music education majors or between males and females in their abilities to learn information utilizing the computerized training program. Previous research indicates that nonverbal communication is an important factor in effective clinical and educational practice; however, nonverbal communication is not typically a part of most music therapy or music education curricula. The present study indicates that the computerized instruction utilized in this study is a viable method for teaching students, and perhaps practitioners, information related to the effective use of nonverbal communication in clinical and education practice.
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