Research ProposalRepresented by:

Sitwat Jaffar 2183-FBAS-BSSE-F13(b)Huda Mughal 2204-FBAS-BSSE-F13(b)

International Islamic University, Islamabad

The Effect of Music on Concentration while

Studying:A Case Study of the Female Students of

BSSE

Table of ContentsAbstractIntroductionStatements of the ProblemSignificanceHypothesisLiterature ReviewMethodologyResults and DiscussionConclusionBibliography

AbstractHow much music is involved in our livesEffects of listening music

◦ConcentrationConducting researchDifferent types of musicMethodology

◦Questionnaires◦Experiment

Our expectations

Introduction

Why people listen to musicAffects on body

◦Daunow, 1977Youngster’s behavior over musicMusic changes moodStudent’s behavior while listening music

Significance

Music generally considered helpfulUniversity studentsWhat will the research do?

◦ Distracting or not?◦ Type of music students should listen to

Statement of Problem

Is Music really Helpful to students?Or will it have adverse or harmful results?

HypothesisIs concentration affected

◦with Music?◦without Music?

What type of Music◦Classical◦Pop◦Loud Volume◦Low Volume

Literature Review“The Impact of Listening to Music on Cognitive

Performance”◦ Arielle S. Dolegui◦ Volume and different genres◦ 32 students of University of Maryland, Baltimore

County (UMBC)◦ Methodology: 20 arithmetic problems◦ Using no music, soft and loud music at low volume

and high volume◦ Results

Literature Review Contd…

“Differential effects of stimulative and sedative music anxiety, concentration, and performance”◦ Smith and Morris◦ Sedative and stimulative music◦ Repeat numbers backwards◦ Using no music, sedative music, and stimulative music◦ Results

Literature Review Contd…

"Can preference for background music mediate the irrelevant sound effect?”◦ Perham & Vizard◦ Ability to complete serial recall test◦ Silence, "steady state" speech, "changing state"

speech, liked music, disliked music.◦ Results

MethodologyTargeted Population

◦ Ages (19-23)Methods of Data Collection

◦ Questionnaires◦ An Experiment

Separation as three groups◦ 20 each

Analysis:◦ Time◦ Scores

Results and Discussion

Previous research results◦ No music◦ Classical music◦ Pop music

Conclusion

Causes of musicComparison of music and no musicNo music is better

Bibliography Dolegui, A. S. (2013). "The Impact of Listening to Music

on Cognitive Performance." Student Pulse, 5(09). Retrieved from http://www.studentpulse.com/a?id=762

Smith, C.A., & Morris, L. W. (1977). Differential effects of stimulative and sedative music anxiety, concentration, and performance. Psychological Reports, 41, 1047-1053.

Perham, N. and Vizard, J. (2011), Can preference for background music mediate the irrelevant sound effect?. Appl. Cognit. Psychol., 25: 625–631

Useful Links◦ http://www.neilslade.com/music/question.html

Thank YouAllah Hafiz