Protocol

[Can you clap that pattern?]   0         does not complete task 1         no resemblance to pattern 2         partially correct [write in rhythm here] 3         correctly mimics pattern   Rhythm imitation #2: Ø       Thanks!  We’ll do that again – I’ll clap a pattern and you’ll repeat.  So here’s the next one:

Here’s the actual wording of the testing procedure.  There was, of course, some slight flexibility in the design (answering children’s questions, for instance, about why there were cups of water on the table – “That’s what we’re doing next”), but the wording of actual questions was kept constant.  Changes made during the course of the study are noted here.  Text in bold is spoken, whereas normal text explains actions and the scoring rubrics.  Correct answers are underlined.   Listen to a recording of the rhythm section of the test Conservation procedure Pictures   RHYTHM   Steady beat: Ø       Okay, I’m going to have this machine play a steady beat.  (Metronome at MM80)   Ø       All right… you hear the beat?  Could you clap along with that beat, please?   (Wait 5-6 beats from the child’s first clap)   0         does not complete task 1         claps, but not to a steady beat 2         claps to a steady beat seemingly unrelated to tempo 3         claps to a steady beat related to or close to tempo 4         not usually right on beat, but demonstrates understanding of task 5         claps on or close to beat almost all of the time   Ø       Okay, that’s good.  [You can stop clapping now… thanks!]  (Metronome turned off)   Rhythm imitation #1: Ø       Now I’d like you to repeat the same pattern I clap, by clapping your hands.  Here’s the first pattern:

Were those two the same or different? Same               Different                No answer             Don’t know/can’t tell   Conservation procedure

And the second:

Were those two the same or different?   Same               Different                No answer             Don’t know/can’t tell   Rhythm differentiation #3: Ø       Just one last time – we’ll do the same thing.  I’ll clap the two patterns.  Here’s the first –

And the second:

Were those two the same or different?   Same               Different                No answer               Don’t know/can’t tell   Rhythm differentiation #2: Now we’re going to do the same thing again - another two patterns - and you’ll say again whether they’re the same or different, or you can’t tell.  Here’s the first –

And the second:

0         does not complete task 1         no resemblance to pattern 2         partially correct [write in rhythm here] 3         correctly mimics pattern   Rhythm differentiation #1: Ø       Great!  Now we’ll do something a little different - I’d like you to tell me whether two patterns that I clap are the same or different.  So I’ll clap one, and then another, and then you’ll tell me whether they were the same or different.  Here’s the first –

[Can you clap that pattern?]   0         does not complete task 1         no resemblance to pattern 2         partially correct [write in rhythm here] 3         correctly mimics pattern   Rhythm imitation #3: Ø       Good!  And here’s the last one – we’ll do the same thing one last time:

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