Assessing developmental levels of mentally retarded students with the Musical-Perception Assessment of Cognitive Development.

Journal/Book: Journal of Music therapy. 1986; 23: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. National Association for Music therapy 8455 Colesville Rd., Suite 930 20910 Silver Spring, Maryland USA. 166-173.

Abstract: The Musical-Perception Assessment of Cognitive Development (M-PACD) developed by Rider (1981) was applied to twenty mentally retarded students. Tasks on the M-PACD employed Piagetian concepts and were develop- mentally ranked from least to most difficult. The developmental order of the present study was compared to the developmental order of a previous study that used nonhandicapped students. A Spearman Rank-Order Correlation identified a significant relationship between the developmental order manifested by men- tally retarded and nonhandicapped students. A Pearson Product-Moment Correla- tion Test identified no significant relationship between the number of tasks passed by each student and his or her intelligence quotient. The Pearson Test however, identified a significant correlation between the number of tasks mastered by each student and his or her mental age and chronological age. Results indicate that the M-PACD is a valid developmental ordering instrument of musical perception tasks, and could be used as a tool for assessing cognitive development.

Keyword(s): assessment, mental-retardation, developmental-disabilities, developmental, developmental-stages, cognitive-development, music.

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