Effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting
This study examined classical music’s effect on exam performance in a college setting by randomising students to listen to Richard Stoltzman’s Maid with the Flaxen Hair while taking a test for a science and a non-science subject, namely Chemistry as well as Accounting and Finance, respectively. We...
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| description | This study examined classical music’s effect on exam performance in a college setting by randomising
students to listen to Richard Stoltzman’s Maid with the Flaxen Hair while taking a test for a science and a
non-science subject, namely Chemistry as well as Accounting and Finance, respectively. We controlled for:
prior knowledge on the subject matter, year in college and age. Findings revealed that there was a slight
improvement on Accounting and Finance exam performance when the music was played during the test by
a 7.9% and 2.8% increase in two assessments respectively, however Chemistry students exam
performance with music declined by 0.3% and 13.5% in both assessments respectively. |
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| spelling | sunway-2972019-08-13T01:04:54Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/297/ Effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting Giita Silverajah, * Soh, Jason Chiaw Ker * LB Theory and practice of education This study examined classical music’s effect on exam performance in a college setting by randomising students to listen to Richard Stoltzman’s Maid with the Flaxen Hair while taking a test for a science and a non-science subject, namely Chemistry as well as Accounting and Finance, respectively. We controlled for: prior knowledge on the subject matter, year in college and age. Findings revealed that there was a slight improvement on Accounting and Finance exam performance when the music was played during the test by a 7.9% and 2.8% increase in two assessments respectively, however Chemistry students exam performance with music declined by 0.3% and 13.5% in both assessments respectively. Sunway College Kuala Lumpur 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/297/1/Giita.pdf Giita Silverajah, * and Soh, Jason Chiaw Ker * (2015) Effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting. In: Unlocking borders in education: proceedings of the 3rd Pre-University Conference, 6 September 2014, Bandar Sunway. Proceedings of the Sunway Academic Conference (2014). Sunway College Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Sunway, pp. 66-68. ISBN 978-967-13697-0-8 |
| spellingShingle | LB Theory and practice of education Giita Silverajah, * Soh, Jason Chiaw Ker * Effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting |
| title | Effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting |
| title_full | Effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting |
| title_fullStr | Effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting |
| title_short | Effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting |
| title_sort | effect of music on test scores of students in chemistry and accounting |
| topic | LB Theory and practice of education |
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