1. Musics Effect on Focusand/or AchievementAction ResearchBy Lauri AliengenaWestern New England University2014

2. Does Music played strategically inthe background at a low butaudible volume during learningactivities increase focus and/orachievement? 3. Get to work!The faster you getstarted, the fasteryoull finish!Come on, I know youcan do it!If you finishin 30 minutes,you can stay upan extra 30minutes. 4. 18 students (11 boys and 7 girls)Regular ed, Special ed, and 504 students1 classroom teacher1 SPED TA 5. The Mozart EffectRauscher, Shaw, and Ky created an experiment that wouldbegin a research explosion.3 groups of studentsone that was exposed to 10 minutes ofsilence prior to activity, one 10 minutes of silence, the otherexposed to 10 minutes of different material (stories, dancemusic, etc)Asked to complete 16 different paper folding activities fromthe Stanford-Binet Intelligence test on 5 different daysResults showed that those students who listened to Mozartincreased their success by 62% from day one to day two 6. True?orFalse? 7. New Research Results: 8. Judy Taylor and Beverly Rowe revisited the Mozart Effect withthe alteration of Mozart played during math assessments.The results showed that the music played during the test takinghad a positive effect on student scores.Whether it is through priming cortical firing patterns, reducinganxiety, and/or generating arousal is a theoretical matterbeyond the scope of this experience. Of most importance toeducators is that the Mozart Effect is not merely a labexperience, but has a potential to assist students in performingtheir best on mathematical assessments. (Taylor and Rowe, p.60, 2012) 9. My Action ResearchMusic SurveyHow important is music to you?Very Somewhat A Little Not At AllAt home, you listen to musicEvery Day Quite a Bit Hardly at All NeverMusic makes you feelHappy Energized Calm Angry SadIt doesnt make me feel anything.Your favorite type of music isPop (popular music from the radio)RapRockCountryOther _________________When you do your homework, you have music playing in thebackgroundVery Often Sometimes Hardly Ever Never56% feltmusic wasimportant totheir lives78% listento it quitea bit orevery day89%reported apositiveemotionaleffect frommusic 10. Music PreferenceHighest: energized,irritated, dislikedHighest: energized,happy, likedHighest: peaceful,happy, likedHighest: energized,happy, liked 11. Off-Task BehaviorThere was a 45.46% decrease in off-task behavior. 12. Education is a living breathing organism, so it makes perfect sensethat the Action Research that we complete is as well. 13. ResourcesTaylor, J. M., & Rowe, B. J. (2012). The" Mozart Effect" and the MathematicalConnection. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 42(2), 51-66.Picture Creditshttp://www.clipartbest.com/black-musical-noteshttp://bestclipartblog.com/13-music-note-clip-art.html/-music-note-clipart-5http://all-free-download.com/free-icon/music-note-icon.htmlhttp://06880danwoog.com/2012/01/page/5/http://www.examiner.com/article/5-easy-tips-for-homework-timehttp://www.google.com/search?q=third+grade+classroom+of+children&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&oq=&gs_l= 14. http://hechingerreport.org/content/japanese-strategy-for-improving-teachers-is-catching-on-in-chicago_7350/http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/8160/baby-einstein-offers-refund-to-parentshttp://sites.davidson.edu/psy379/does-background-music-aid-or-impair-reading-comprehension/http://www.google.com/search?q=mozart&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&ei=L5QUVLDIFcWMyATm8IH4Cw&start=0&sa=Nhttp://www.aniketwarty.com/perfect-yet-changing/limitless-possibilities/Thank-you for Watching