Digital didactic resources and music: mapping the last decade of research

ABSTRACT

The main purpose of this paper was to carry out an analysis of the scientific production in the last decade on the creation and use of materials in the field of music related to digital technology. For this purpose, a bibliometric study was carried out on 773 articles available in Scopus, and a content analysis was done on 252 open access articles. Conceptual clarifications of concepts in the field and a brief contextualisation of the study are also included. We go on to present the findings of the study showing a substantial advance in the use and consideration of digital media in music education. Nevertheless, no indication was found of improvement in learning, comprehensive student development, or competencies.

KEYWORDS:

• Music
• technology/digitalization
• resources/materials
• bibliometrics
• research

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Tania Caamaño Liñares

Tania Caamaño Liñares graduated in Primary Education with a major in Special Education (2016) from the University of A Coruña and graduated in Professional Music from the Professional Conservatory of A Coruña (2018). She completed the Master's in Psychopedagogy through the International University of Rioja (UNIR), combining it with teaching as a teacher of Hearing and Language and with her musical career. She is currently a pre-doctoral fellow at the University of Santiago de Compostela and a member of the Stellae research group. Music and attention to diversity are the main lines of work.

Jesús Rodríguez Rodríguez

Jesús Rodríguez Rodríguez Professor of the Department of Didactics and School Organization (University of Santiago de Compostela). He teaches Design and Evaluation of Didactic Materials and Experiences and Resources in Social Education. He is a member of the Stellae Research Group, of the Movement of Pedagogical Renewal ‘Nova Escola Galega’, Member of the Editorial Board of the Galician Journal of Education J. Rodríguez et al. REICE, 2023, 21(3), 141-159 and Member of the Cavila Group (Research Group of educational materials-Nova Escola Galega). He has been president of IARTEM (2015-2019) (www.iartem.org) (International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media). Member of RIBETER (https://ribeter.org/). He has participated in several publications and initiatives related to the production of resources in the musical field.

Montserrat Castro Rodríguez

Montserrat Castro Rodríguez Diploma in Teaching, graduate and PhD in Education CC. Professor of the Department of Didactics and School Organization of the University of A Coruña. She is a member of different groups: Educational Innovation Research Group of the University of A Coruña (GIE), Nova Escola Galega Pedagogical Renewal Movement (NEG), Cavila Group focused on didactic materials, Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media (IARTEM), and the Ibero-American Network for Education in Rural Territories (RiBETER). Her lines of research are didactic and organizational aspects for attention to diversity in the classroom from an inclusive perspective (policies, strategies, methodologies, resources and materials, evaluation).

Diana Marín Suelves

Diana Marín Suelves after studying Psychology (2003), Psychopedagogy (2004) and Teaching (2006) with an extraordinary award, I completed my doctoral thesis in the field of Social Psychology (2011), with an intervention focused on primary school through the area of Physical Education. I have participated in several innovation and research projects funded in national calls for R+D+I, as a collaboration and research fellow and currently as a researcher in the CRIE group. I have presented papers and communications at national and international conferences, and published in scientific journals such as: Education Sciences, Revista de Educación, RELATEC, Etic@net, LEEME, Comunicación y Pedagogía, Aula de Innovación Educativa or Cuadernos de Pedagogía. My H index is 12 at the moment and I act as a reviewer in different scientific journals. I have supervised a doctoral thesis and I am currently co-directing another 3. The main topics on which I have focused my professional development have been psychoeducational intervention, attention to diversity, positive development of children and adolescents and digital competence. Currently, I am a member of RUTE, RUEI, IARTEM and RIDIVI.