Project-based learning at a music conservatoire: students’ voices as an indicator of educational change
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https://doi.org/10.55777/rea.v19i37.8602Keywords:
Learning Based Proyect, Active Metodologies, Musical Education, Conservatory, Students Voice, EmotionsAbstract
Active methodologies place students at the center of learning, promoting autonomy, critical thinking, and collaborative work. Various studies show that they increase motivation, creativity, social skills, and participation. This study analyzes their application and explores students' social representations of their educational experience at a music conservatory, with the aim of understanding how they construct meaning from musical learning, instrumental practice, and school experience through artistic projects. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach with students from the Calahorra Conservatory of Music, who participated in focus groups guided by spontaneous oral accounts. The students' voices were analyzed using IRaMuTeQ software, applying lexical similarity analysis and descending hierarchical classification (Reinert method). The results reveal three major thematic axes in the students' experience: personal learning trajectories, emotional transformation through participation in performance projects, and affective and social bonds generated within the educational community. These findings highlight the potential of active methodologies to foster identity construction, emotional expression, and a sense of belonging in the conservatory context, from the students' own perspective.
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