First-Year Music Student Practice Behavior Surveys from Germany and America, 2018-2020

110 first-year university music students from Germany and America completed surveys about their practice behaviors at the beginning and end of their first academic year in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. The data, collected by Manfred Nusseck, includes items on daily practice time and the use of specific practice strategies, with the final measurement occurring during the Covid-19 lockdown. It provides insights into how practice strategies changed over the year and were influenced by the unusual circumstances.

Use Cases

• Analyzing changes in daily practice time based on survey responses from two time points.
• Comparing the adoption of self-regulated learning practice strategies between institutions in Germany and America.
• Studying the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on music students' practice methods as described in the results.

Strengths

• Data from 110 participants provides a basis for comparative analysis.
• Surveys were administered at two time points (beginning and end of first academic year), allowing for longitudinal observation.
• The study design captures data from an unusual event, the Covid-19 lockdown, providing a natural experiment context.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small at 137.8 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Manfred Nusseck

Collection Method

Survey questionnaires completed by students at the beginning and end of their first academic year.

Time Range

2018-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 05:24:19; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Germany and America