Journal of Music and Human Behavior (인간행동과 음악연구)

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Correlation Between Rhythm Reproduction Task Performance and Cognitive Function in School-Aged Children

초등학생의 리듬 재산출 능력과 인지기능 수준 간 상관관계

  • 오소영 (한빛초등학교) ;
  • 정현주 (이화여자대학교 대학원 음악치료학과)
  • Received : 2015.10.12
  • Accepted : 2016.04.04
  • Published : 2016.05.30
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Abstract

This study examined the correlation between the rhythm reproduction performance and cognitive function of school-aged children. A total of 59 third grade elementary students participated in this study. An iPad-based rhythm reproduction task, the Digit Span Test (DST), the Children's Color Trails Test (CCTT), and a self-paced tapping task via a MIDI keyboard were conducted for each participant. The results demonstrated that scores at each stage of the iPad-based rhythm reproduction test showed different patterns of correlation with cognitive function test scores. This result suggests that accuracy of a simple rhythm task is correlated to speed of self-paced tapping (second). Also cognitive function may affect rhythm grouping ability. Results of this analysis for each of 20 rhythm items showed that there was a common rhythm characteristics that correlated with executive function, working memory or self-paced tapping speed. These results indicate that rhythm ability is related to, and predictive of, the level of cognitive functioning in elementary school students and can be used as an useful parameter when examining cognitive function of school-aged children in multifaceted dimensions.

본 연구는 아동의 리듬 수행 능력과 인지 능력 간 상관관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 평균 연령 9세의 초등학생 59명을 대상으로 iPad 기반 리듬 수행 검사, 숫자 외우기 검사(DST), 아동 색선로 검사(CCTT), 키보드를 활용한 자가탭핑 검사를 진행하였다. 검사 결과, 리듬 재산출의 정확도(accuracy)를 측정하는 리듬 수행 검사 1단계 10개 문항은 자가탭핑 평균속도(s)와 유의한 상관관계가 나타났으며, 리듬 수행 검사 2단계에서 측정하는 그룹핑(grouping) 능력은 CCTT 검사 결과와 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 특히 문항 특성에 따른 결과를 분석한 결과 일정한 리듬이 두 번 이상 연속으로 반복되어 제공되는 리듬꼴의 정확한 수행은 자가탭핑 속도와 부적 상관관계가 있었으며, 분할박이 많은 리듬꼴의 리듬 수행력은 CCTT, 즉 집행기능과 유의한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과 리듬 재산출 과제가 초등학교 학령기 아동의 인지 기능 검사 결과와 유의한 상관관계에 있다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 아동이 산출하는 자가탭핑 속도, 즉 내적 리듬 특성이 인지 기능과 상관관계에 있음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구는 학령기 아동의 리듬 수행력과 관련된 기초 자료를 제시하고, 이러한 리듬수행력이 인지 기능의 측정 지표가 될 수 있는 가능성이 있음을 시사한다. 본 연구에서 도출된 결과를 통해 추후 리듬꼴의 특징 및 리듬 과제의 난이도에 따른 리듬 수행력이 학령기 아동의 인지적, 정서행동적, 음악적 특성을 다각적으로 평가할 수 있는 가능성 또한 제언되었다.

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