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Music therapy career aptitude test.
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PMID:  22097105     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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The purpose of the Music Therapy Career Aptitude Test (MTCAT) was to measure the affective domain of music therapy students including their self-awareness as it relates to the music therapy career, value in human development, interest in general therapy, and aptitude for being a professional music therapist. The MTCAT was administered to 113 music therapy students who are currently freshman or sophomores in an undergraduate music therapy program or in the first year of a music therapy master's equivalency program. The results of analysis indicated that the MTCAT is normally distributed and that all 20 questions are significantly correlated with the total test score of the MTCAT. The reliability of the MTCAT was considerably high (Cronbach's Coefficient Alpha=0.8). The criterion-related validity was examined by comparing the MTCAT scores of music therapy students with the scores of 43 professional music therapists. The correlation between the scores of students and professionals was found to be statistically significant. The results suggests that normal distribution, internal consistency, homogeneity of construct, item discrimination, correlation analysis, content validity, and criterion-related validity in the MTCAT may be helpful in predicting music therapy career aptitude and may aid in the career decision making process of college music therapy students.
Authors:
Hayoung A Lim
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of music therapy     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0022-2917     ISO Abbreviation:  J Music Ther     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0014162     Medline TA:  J Music Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  395-417     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Sam Houston State University, USA.
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