1. The Effects of Instrumental Pullout Lessons on Academic Achievement in Grades 1-5 and Teacher Attitudes
Jenna Stamper

2. Reason for study
Pullout Lessons are a common way to incorporate instrumental music into schools, particularly in younger grades.
63.5% of bands use pullout lessons (Delzell & Doerksel 1998 as cited by Hash)
74.3% of orchestras use pullout lessons (Delzell & Doerksel 1998 as cited by Hash)
Teacher Concerns
Will my students get behind in their schoolwork?
Will this cause my workload to increase?
Will this negatively affect students grades?
Did not know the prevalence of pullout lessons
Most of these lessons took place in academic class times

3. Lit. Review: Related Studies
Kvet (1985)
Compared 6th grade student cumulative achievement in reading, language, math
Large Sample size: 4 districts, 26 different schools
Varying demographics, but similar set up for pullout lessons
Used matched pairing system to control for variables
Results: No Significant Difference
Wallick (1998)
Compared all 4th grade students in an Ohio school district (9,900 students in district) based on the Ohio Proficiency Test (OPT)
Used Matched pair system
Results: No Difference in Writing or Mathematics. Pullout Students significantly higher score in reading and citizenship

4. Lit Review Cont’d Hash (2011)
Compared 8th grade scores based on ACTExplore test
Students involved in band for 5 years
Results: Students involved in band scored significantly higher
No difference between band students and non band students that scored above the mean
Others with similar research (and similar results)
Holm- 5th grade
Corral- 4th and 5th grade
Groff- 6th grade

5. Setting St. Benedict Preparatory School
PreK- 12 Catholic School
Around 850 students total- around 300 in elementary school
Pullout Lessons on a Fixed Schedule
Meet twice a week for 30 minutes
Grouped by class for strings (grades 1-4)
Grouped by instrument family for band (grades 4 and 5)
Woodwinds
Brass and Percussion

6. Participants Elementary School- Classes involved in the study
4 first grade classes
4 second grad classes
4 third grade classes
3 fourth grade classes
2 fifth grade classes
All teachers who have students taken out for instrumental music will take survey
Specific numbers are unknown at this point

7. Purpose of My Study
To determine whether pullout lessons affect academic achievement in grades 1-5
Most research focuses on 4th grade and up
Starting grade typically 4th grade for strings and 5th grade for band (Hartley & Porter, 2009)
Based on GPA in Math, Science, Social Studies, Reading/Language arts
Also cumulative grade
Analyze teacher attitudes towards pullout lessons

8. Limitations Study takes place in one catholic school only
Public school student population different than private school
Grading scale based on GPA, not standardized test
Because of the relatively low number of participants it may not represent the general population
Study does not examine the effects of pullout lessons on their musical achievement

9. Research Questions
Is there a significant difference in academic achievement between students involved in pullout lessons and students who are not?
Is there a significant difference between each grade level and the academic achievement of students involved in pullout lessons and students who are not?
Is there a significant difference in academic achievement between subjects within each grade level?
What are the teacher attitudes in relation to pullout lessons?

10. Method/ Data Collection Part 1
Collect grades in the subjects of Math, Science, Social Studies and Language arts for each grade level
Split into groups: instrumental pullout lesson students and non pullout lesson students
Convert grades from Letter grades into Point-based scale ( A= 4.0, B= 3.0, C= 2.0, D= 1.0)
Find the Mean, Mode, Standard Deviation of GPA within each subject in each grade
Find the Mean, Mode, Standard Deviation of cumulative grade within each grade

11. Method/Data Collection Part 2
Survey of teachers attitudes towards pullout lessons
Uses a 7 point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree – strongly agree
one open ended question
Most Likely paper survey
Sample Survey Questions:
Instrumental Music is important in our school
Pullout lesson do not interfere with my regular teaching
Pullout lessons do not require me to spend extra time with students who are involved
I encourage students to join the instrumental music program
Pullout lessons are the best way to incorporate instrumental music

12. Data Analysis
Mean, Mode, Standard deviation of GPA for band and non- band students
By Grade Level
By subject within Grade Level
ANOVA (p<.05)
Is there a significant difference between pullout lessons and non- pullout lesson students?
Results of Survey
Count frequency of responses
Descriptive statistics
Could use Cronbach’s alpha

13. Questions?