This thesis examines how artificial intelligence can support music education in primary school without replacing the teacher’s work. The conceptual framework is a model of didactic mediation: generative AI tools (MagicSchool AI, Brisk Teaching, Gamma, NotebookLM) were used only by the teacher during the planning stage, while pupils worked with non-generative, registration-free platforms (Chrome Music Lab, Groove Pizza, Blob Opera, Incredibox, Song Maker, PanQuiz). This choice followed the school data protection officer’s ban on direct use of generative AI by minors. The study, designed as action research, was carried out between May and June 2026 in a fifth-grade class of fifteen pupils, four of whom had special educational needs or specific learning disorders. The learning unit centred on two activities (choral singing of the song «Pastello bianco» and a rhythmic cup song) culminating in a showcase for families. Data were gathered through PanQuiz formative quizzes, a satisfaction questionnaire, systematic observation rubrics and an interview with the teaching team. The results indicate high learning outcomes and, most notably, participation by pupils with special educational needs comparable to that of their classmates, with no formal differentiation of content, because the activities were inclusive by design from the outset. Within the limits of the sample (fifteen pupils, a single class, no control group) the study supports a use of artificial intelligence that enhances the teaching role rather than replacing it.
La tesi indaga come l’intelligenza artificiale possa sostenere l’educazione musicale nella scuola primaria senza sostituire il lavoro del docente. Il quadro di riferimento è un modello di mediazione didattica: gli strumenti di IA generativa (MagicSchool AI, Brisk Teaching, Gamma, NotebookLM) sono stati usati dalla sola insegnante in fase di progettazione, mentre gli alunni hanno lavorato con piattaforme non generative e senza registrazione (Chrome Music Lab, Groove Pizza, Blob Opera, Incredibox, Song Maker, PanQuiz). La scelta nasce dal divieto, posto dal responsabile della protezione dei dati dell’istituto, di un uso diretto dell’IA generativa da parte dei minori. La ricerca, di tipo ricerca-azione, è stata condotta tra maggio e giugno 2026 in una classe quinta di quindici alunni, quattro dei quali con BES o DSA. L’unità di apprendimento ruota attorno a due attività (il canto corale di «Pastello bianco» e una cup song ritmica) con restituzione finale alle famiglie. I dati provengono da questionari formativi PanQuiz, da un questionario di gradimento, da rubriche di osservazione sistematica e dal colloquio con il team docente. I risultati indicano apprendimenti elevati e, soprattutto, una partecipazione degli alunni con BES e DSA comparabile a quella dei compagni, senza differenziazione formale dei contenuti, perché le attività erano inclusive già nella progettazione. Entro i limiti del campione (quindici alunni, una sola classe, senza gruppo di controllo) lo studio sostiene un uso dell’intelligenza artificiale che potenzia la funzione docente anziché sostituirla.
L'intelligenza artificiale a supporto del docente nell'educazione musicale nella scuola primaria
PIGLIAPOCO, GIULIA
2025/2026
Abstract
This thesis examines how artificial intelligence can support music education in primary school without replacing the teacher’s work. The conceptual framework is a model of didactic mediation: generative AI tools (MagicSchool AI, Brisk Teaching, Gamma, NotebookLM) were used only by the teacher during the planning stage, while pupils worked with non-generative, registration-free platforms (Chrome Music Lab, Groove Pizza, Blob Opera, Incredibox, Song Maker, PanQuiz). This choice followed the school data protection officer’s ban on direct use of generative AI by minors. The study, designed as action research, was carried out between May and June 2026 in a fifth-grade class of fifteen pupils, four of whom had special educational needs or specific learning disorders. The learning unit centred on two activities (choral singing of the song «Pastello bianco» and a rhythmic cup song) culminating in a showcase for families. Data were gathered through PanQuiz formative quizzes, a satisfaction questionnaire, systematic observation rubrics and an interview with the teaching team. The results indicate high learning outcomes and, most notably, participation by pupils with special educational needs comparable to that of their classmates, with no formal differentiation of content, because the activities were inclusive by design from the outset. Within the limits of the sample (fifteen pupils, a single class, no control group) the study supports a use of artificial intelligence that enhances the teaching role rather than replacing it.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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