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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Sunway College Kuala Lumpur
2015
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/297/1/Giita.pdf http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/297/ |
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| Summary: | 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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