Impact of music has on study for an adult leaner Report

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Impact of music has on study for an adult leaner

By Phearak Choun


Contents

4. Introduction        

5. Literature Review        

6. Methodology        

7. Findings        

7.1 Exposure to music between age groups        

7.1.2 Difference of participants opinion on music while studying.        

7.2.2 Benefits in listening to music while studying        

8. Discussion/Analysis        

8.1 The age groups (21 to 25) and (26 to 36) spend more time listening to music while studying compared to younger age groups (18 to 21)        

8.1.2 Comparing research findings with other sources        

8.3 Validity of Study        

9. Conclusion        

10. Recommendations        

11. Reference List        

12. Appendices        

3. Abstract

The aim of this research project is to look at how music influences students’ study habits and to find the effects of music has on a student while studying. The outcome of the project will have possible questions answered about the topic. All information has been gathered from probability sampling because there was less time available to conduct such studies. A literature review has been written to help understand the concept of music and what it can do for people. The methodology used to come up with findings are through questionnaires and through these questionnaires is where discussion and analysis of the topic will be conducted, then finally a conclusion and recommendation will be produced from the whole research project.

4. Introduction

Music has been around almost as long as students have been around; Music has existed side by side with study and will continue to be an important tool for some modern day students. The research has exhibited that most students prefer to listen to music while they study, where as there are fewer students that don’t listen to music while they study. The goal of this research is to find out why students listen to music while they study in terms of producing the right atmosphere for a learning environment. Information gained from this topic is through probability sampling and questionnaires. Face to face interviews was also considered to be used; however the questionnaires seemed to be enough for this particular research, so the in-depth interviews were left out. The information has been examined closely and is backed up by other various sources that relate to the topic.

5. Literature Review

        This literature review will be examining information retrieved through research methods to explain how listening to music while studying can have an impact on students of various age and gender. For hundreds of years people have been enjoying music and its many unique genres’. Thousands of people purchase some form of music, whether it is CD’s or the latest mp3’s, music today is believed to help people experience many feelings while listening to it. In this day and age there are many students who listen to music while studying. One can speculate what is the whole purpose of listening to music, so questions arises if students listen to music do they do it for pure enjoyment or do they do it to create a better learning environment.

        Music is defined as “an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner” It is also described as “any pleasing and harmonious sound” and “the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments” (WordNet.princeton.edu n.d., para 1). There are many definitions for music and it would take many pages to write about it. Music can either be enjoyed or it can become distracting. What can be music to somebody may not be music to others. There are many assumptions for when and where music first started and how it has become an important part of everyday life (Estrella n.d., para 4). One thing is for certain, music is here to stay for a long time.

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        Both men and women of various age groups listen to some form of music while studying. Music is considered to be a favourite pastime for many, meaning people listen to music to kill off free time but at the same time make it quite an enjoyable experience. Everywhere you look nowadays someone has earphones in their ears listening to their chosen music; you can find them in trains, buses, at home and libraries. Some people love music so much that they make it a part of their everyday life. So this suggests that music has become a very important tool ...

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