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The Effect of Music on the Performance

Level of Selected Grade Ten Students of


St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga
Experimental Design:Two groups design
Subjects: Grade Ten Students of St. Augustine Institute of
Pampanga
Treatment Conditions: Fast Phase Music and Slow Phase Music
Independent Variable: Listening to music
Dependent Variable: Performance Level
Abstract
Listening to music for relaxation is common among students
to counter the effects of stress or anxiety while completing
difficult academic tasks. Background music refers to any music
played while the listener is performing another activity. Most
studies on this effect have been conducted on young adults, while
little attention has been paid to the presence of this effect in older
adults. In this study, the effect of music was being measured
through the level of performance of selected grade ten students.
Experimental method was utilized in this study, to attain
accurate data that will help in proving the formulated hypothesis.
Samples were selected through random sampling in the grade ten
students of St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga. The experiment
consist of two treatment conditions, the first is, students were
exposed to slow phase music while completing a puzzle and the
second was being exposed to fast phase music with a new puzzle
to complete.
Introduction

Music is an integral part of the human experience and serves


important functions in essentially every culture.
Music is a form of entertainment that put sounds together in
a way that people like or find interesting. Most music includes
people singing with their voices or playing musical instruments,
such as the piano, guitar, or drums.
Many students listen to music to alleviate the emotional
effects of stress and anxiety when engaged in complex cognitive
processing, such as studying for a test, completing homework
assignments, or while reading and writing. This practice is so
common that it would be beneficial for college students to
understand the role that music plays on cognitive performance.
Research demonstrating the effects of music on performance is
well documented, but has shown ambiguous evidence on this
matter. In studies conducted to learn about the effects of musical
distraction on cognitive task performance, the findings have
demonstrated the idea of music improving cognitive performance
(Cockerton, Moore, & Norman, 1997), but there has also been
research contradicting those results, where music was found
distracting for participants performing cognitive tasks (Furnham &
Bradley, 1997). However, with the plethora of music genres
available to music listeners, it is important to understand how
different types of music impact performance. The present study
aims to understand the effect of listening to different phase of
music played while completing a task.
Related Literature

Objectives
The experimenters would like to perform a test to determine the
effect of music on the performance level of grade ten students of

St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga. This experiment will


investigate how music can help in completing a task or the other
way around.
Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis (Ho):
Music has no effect on the performance level of Grade Ten
Students of St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga
Alternative Hypothesis (Ha):
Music has an effect on the performance level of Grade Ten
Students of St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga
Methodology
This part presents the procedure and methods of the
experiment. It is also consists of the instruments used where the
researchers would obtain a statistical value and apply the
particular statistical design for the treatment of the data which is
also included in this part as well as the participants of this
conducted experiment.

Procedures
The following are the step by step procedure to perform the
desired experiment on effect of music on the performance level of
grade ten students of St. Augustine Institute:
1. The 30 participants will be randomly assigned to form three
groups consisting of 10 subjects each and for every group there is

one experimenter that will observe the subjects to assure the


accuracy of the data that will be gathered.
2. Each participant will be given a flashcard with their designated
number together with the puzzle with 64 fragmented parts to
complete.
3. The participants will be given an instruction by the
experimenter with regards to some rules to follow such as raise
the flashcard with the designated number after completing the
puzzle, be in silent after completing the puzzle and dont help the
other participant in completing the puzzle.
4. The subjects will start to complete the puzzle as the
experimenter gives the cue and started to play the music (slow
phase music as part of first treatment condition) and the timer.
5. While listening to music the subjects will be given enough time
to complete the puzzle.
6. As the participants completed the puzzle, they will raise the
flashcard with their designated number and the experimenter will
record it.
7. When all the participants finish the first level of treatment
condition. They will be given an opportunity to have a 30 minute
break to refresh themselves and be back for the next task to
complete.
8. While the participants are having their break, the
experimenters will change the puzzle that the subjects will
complete as part of the second treatment condition that the
participants will be exposed.
9. The same instruction is repeated, however another type of
music will be played, which is fast phase music as part of second
treatment condition.

Instruments
These set of materials were used to gather the respective data
that the researchers are aiming to get accurate and valid results:
-Puzzle
-flashcards with number
-timer
-Speaker and music player
Respondents
There are 30 participants who actively participated in the
experiment from grade ten students of St. Augustine Institute of
Pampanga. To process this experiment, the participants were
divided into three groups and formed a circle, so that
experimenters can able to observe them precisely. The 30
participants will undergo to two levels of treatment condition
wherein at first level they will be exposed to slow phase music
and in the second level will be exposed to fast phase music.
Statistics

Results and Discussion


Findings
-Tabular Analysis
-Conclusion
References

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