This article investigates the incorporation of Picciano’s Blending with purpose multimodal model into an undergraduate music education module. This multimodal model advocates that teachers and instructional designers should use multiple approaches to meet the needs of a wide spectrum of students. The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to understand how the Blending with purpose multimodal model can be applied to facilitate teaching and learning of music education for Bachelor of Music (BMus) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) Music students. The initial reason for conducting this research was to restructure the music education curriculum, which, until 2013, had mostly focused on face-to-face teaching and learning approaches. The use of digital media, which initiated e-learning technologies, changed teaching and learning experiences. Blended learning as the teaching model proved to be a useful and appropriate method in the striving to develop new approaches to teaching and learning in music education. From the interpretation of research findings, a teaching and learning model was created that could be implemented in teaching music in a higher education context.

1. With reference to the abstract in Appendix A below, critically assess whether this research is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Justify your answer/s with evidence provided in the abstract.

Based on the abstract provided this research is qualitative in nature- 

2. What research paradigm (epistemology and ontology) is used in this research? 

3. Discuss 5 possible data collection tools used in this research. Justify your answers with evidence from the abstract. 

4. what research design was used in this research and discuss other possible research designs that could have been used in this research? 

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Answer Explanation Answer 11 The given research centers around the learning imminent ... View the full answer