A month ago we published our second paper on the development and evaluation of the Troubadour platform. We developed a rhythmic dictation application and published ISMIR conference paper and a journal paper (both available below in full-text form).
ISMIR Paper: The Rhythmic Dictator: Does Gamification of Rhythm Dictation Exercises Help?: https://program.ismir2020.net/poster_4-04.html
ABSTRACT: We present the development and evaluation of a gamified rhythmic dictation application for music theory learning. The application’s focus is on mobile accessibility and user experience, so it includes intuitive controls for input of rhythmic exercises, a responsive user interface, several gamification elements and a flexible exercise generator. We evaluated the rhythmic dictation application with conservatory-level music theory students through A/B testing, to assess their engagement and performance. The results show a significant impact of the application on the students’ exam scores.
MDPI Applied sciences: Motivating Students for Ear-Training with a Rhythmic Dictation Application: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9093057
ABSTRACT: We present the development and evaluation of a gamified rhythmic dictation application for music theory learning. The application was developed as a web application in the existing Troubadour platform for music ear training. The focus of the developed application was on user experience and engagement. With regards to the former, we developed a responsive and intuitive user interface; for the latter, we included several gamification elements and assessed the impact on the students’ engagement. We report on students’ experience analysis done through questionnaires and background data collected through the platform. We evaluated the rhythmic dictation application with the conservatory-level music theory students through A/B testing in order to independently evaluate the application’s impact. The results show a significant impact of the application on the students’ exam scores.
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