Manuscript received May 11, 2023; revised June 12, 2023; accepted June 30, 2023.
Abstract—Computer technology is increasingly integrated
into various teaching and educational processes. The role of
various educational tools and artificial intelligence in the
educational process is becoming more and more significant for
overall educational success. In this paper, a review of the
scientific literature on the application of computer technology
for music education is given, with an emphasis on learning to
play musical instruments. It has been observed that for many
created systems, proper evaluation was not conducted to
determine the created systems’ effectiveness in achieving desired
learning outcomes. An innovative part of this paper is a
description of a new conceptual model of an adaptive system for
self-paced learning to play musical instruments. A prototype of
an adaptive drum kit learning system has been created based on
the presented model. The main goal of this research was to
determine the effectiveness of created prototype in achieving
students’ learning outcomes. In the evaluation process, the use of
created prototype was compared to other self-paced learning
methods to learn how to play the drum kit. The obtained data
were analyzed by ANOVA method, along with other
appropriate statistical methods. The results of the research
showed that the use of an adaptive drum kit learning system has
a positive impact on achieving learning outcomes. The
participants who learned to play using the created prototype
were more precise in playing, played more accurate rhythmic
patterns, and were rated with higher marks by an independent
expert compared to the control groups. Based on the obtained
results, it can be concluded that there is a potential for the
application of computer technology in the process of learning to
play musical instruments.
Index Terms—Adaptive drum kit learning system, self-paced
learning, drum kit playing, learning outcomes
Mladen Konecki is with the Department of Theoretical and Applied
Foundations of Information Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia. E-mail:
mlkoneck@foi.hr (M.K.)
Cite: Mladen Konecki, "Adaptive Drum Kit Learning System: Impact on Students’ Learning Outcomes," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 1534-1540, 2023.
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