Development of Performing Arts Education Module to Improve Self-Regulation Skills among Students with Exemplars at Guizhou Vocational College, China

Authors

  • Qiao Pan UCSI University, Malaysia Author
  • Ng Khar Thoe INTI International University, Malaysia Author
  • Hou Hui Hui UCSI University, Malaysia Author
  • Luo Jun Jie UCSI University, Malaysia Author
  • Chen Fanying Guizhou Medical University, China Author
  • Ke Xing Fan UCSI University, Malaysia Author
  • Jin Jin UCSI University, Malaysia Author
  • Xing Zhi Guan UCSI University, Malaysia Author
  • Qiao Suying UCSI University, Malaysia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37134/impac.v3.4.2025

Keywords:

design and development research (DDR), performing arts as ‘educational music therapy’ (EMT), Nordoff-Robbins and Orff-Schulwerk, self-regulation skills, sustainable development education, vocational college students

Abstract

Literature reveals students in vocational schools frequently encountered difficulties to develop self-regulation skills that are a crucial factor in achieving academic success and personal growth. This article reports part of a bigger scale study aiming improving self-regulation skills and emotional management among vocational college students through development of a performing arts sustainable development education training module using ‘Design and Development Research’ (DDR) using mixed-research method but only qualitative data collection and analysis (including findings from observation rubric, reflective journal, informal interviews or open-ended responses collected from validated survey questionnaire) are reported in this paper. The key elements of the performing arts education module integrating ASSURE instructional model will be elaborated. The integration of quality educational music therapy (EMT) with teaching methods such as Orff-Schulwerk music therapy (OSMT) and ‘Nordoff-Robbins’ Method of Music Therapy’ (NRMMT) will also be reported. This includes illustration of evidences of improvement in ‘Learning’ (Level 2 of Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model) among vocational students' emotional regulation. Discussions of findings include the positive effects of performing arts education training module on the improvement of students' self-regulations, impulse control, and emotion regulation skills.

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Author Biographies

  • Qiao Pan, UCSI University, Malaysia

    Qiao Pan is a Lecturer and PhD candidate at UCSI University. He is a full-time faculty member at Guizhou Urban Vocational College. He has guided students in the Guizhou Province College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the Challenge Cup National College Students’ Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Works Competition, where they won multiple first and second prizes. He received the second prize in the Music Education category of the Guizhou Province Vocational College Quality Course Competition, as well as the second prize in the university-level Art Education Project. He has published five academic papers indexed in databases such as Google Scholar and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). His work focuses on applied teaching and research, scientific research, and innovation.

  • Ng Khar Thoe, INTI International University, Malaysia

    Dr Ng Khar Thoe is an advocate of technology-focused transdisciplinary studies, particularly STEM education integrated with the arts, including music, art, language, and culture. She is a Senior Lecturer at INTI International University, where she teaches postgraduate subjects in Educational Management and supervises postgraduate research. She has also served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UCSI University, with experience supervising doctoral students in music and arts education. In 2010, she was a Visiting Professor and foreign research fellow at Tsukuba University, Japan [https://www.criced.tsukuba.ac.jp/staff.html]. Further details of her academic work and biography are available at https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-657X  and https://tinyurl.com/ConsultancySpkProf

  • Hou Hui Hui, UCSI University, Malaysia

    Hou Huihui is a PhD candidate at UCSI University. During her employment, she primarily worked as a piano instructor and also taught sight-singing, ear training, and music theory. She was responsible for curriculum design and implementation, developing a systematic course framework that integrated theory with practice. She has guided students to success in piano competitions, earning recognition as an Outstanding Instructor. She has published six academic papers indexed in Google Scholar and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Her research focuses on applied pedagogy in piano and composition technique, with a strong emphasis on advancing scientific research and innovation in music education.

  • Luo Jun Jie, UCSI University, Malaysia

    Luo Junjie is a Lecturer and PhD candidate at UCSI University. He is a full-time faculty member at the Guiyang Institute of Humanities and Technology. He has guided students in the Guizhou Provincial College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the Guizhou Provincial Innovation Practice Training Program, achieving multiple first and second prizes. He received the third prize in the National Teaching Innovation Competition for Art and Design Teachers in China. He has also presided over or participated in three provincial-level research projects. He has published six academic papers indexed in databases such as Google Scholar and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). His research interests include teacher strategy studies and museum education.

  • Chen Fanying, Guizhou Medical University, China

    Chen Fanying is a Lecturer at Guizhou Medical University, where she works in the Mental Health Education and Counselling Centre. She is a Level II psychological counsellor. She has received first and second prizes in provincial-level skills competitions in Guizhou. Her academic papers have been published in several Chinese journals.

  • Ke Xing Fan, UCSI University, Malaysia

    Xingfan Ke is a PhD candidate in Education at UCSI University, specialising in piano pedagogy and the application of the Alexander Technique in mind–body integration for performance. She previously taught at Minnan Normal University and has served as a jury member for the Liszt, Kawai, and Boya competitions. She has performed at cultural venues including Zuchang Music Hall, Wudian City, and Wulin Village. At Xiamen Music School, she developed innovative piano teaching modules designed to improve children’s posture and musical expression. Her students have won national prizes and continued their studies at institutions in Europe.

  • Jin Jin, UCSI University, Malaysia

    Jin Jin is a piano teacher at the Music College of Jiangsu Second Normal University. She is a member of the Jiangsu Musicians Association, the Jiangsu Piano Association, and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). She has served as a judge for the Jiangsu Provincial Unified Examination of Music in general colleges and universities, an examiner for undergraduate admission interviews at Nanjing University of the Arts, and a member of the Grading Committee of the Jiangsu Musicians Association. Her research focuses on music education, piano performance, and piano pedagogy.

  • Xing Zhi Guan, UCSI University, Malaysia

    Guan Xingzhi is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Malaysia. His research interests include higher education, music education, curriculum and instruction, blended learning, and digital education. He is a visiting lecturer at SD UMP University in Indonesia, a member of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), and a reviewer for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference. He has published academic papers in journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters indexed in SCI, AHCI, and SCOPUS.

  • Qiao Suying, UCSI University, Malaysia

    Qiao Suying is a doctoral candidate in Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University. She has extensive experience teaching music at Chinese universities, with a focus on higher education, music pedagogy, accordion performance, and chamber music instruction. She has published in leading Chinese journals such as Art Education, as well as in international peer-reviewed outlets including the International Journal of Religion (IJOR) and the European Chemical Bulletin. Her work addresses both theoretical and applied dimensions of music education.

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2025-09-03

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Qiao Pan, Ng Khar Thoe, Hou Hui Hui, Luo Jun Jie, Chen Fanying, Ke Xing Fan, Jin Jin, Xing Zhi Guan, & Qiao Suying. (2025). Development of Performing Arts Education Module to Improve Self-Regulation Skills among Students with Exemplars at Guizhou Vocational College, China. Proceedings of the International Music and Performing Arts Conference, 3, 23-30. https://doi.org/10.37134/impac.v3.4.2025