Self-Reported Distractions of Middle School Students in Listening to Music and Prose
The article was published in 2005
Yes, the information is cited from various acedemic journals. She also cited them throughout the article in parenthesis when needed.
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This aritcle was mostly about a research study on if middle school students are more distracted while listening to music and trying to do another listening activity at the same time. It talks about how at the beginning and end of the song they were less distracted, but in the middle they were very distracted and worked much better without the music. The students listened to various music excerpts that were 3.5 minutes long.
-Most music learning and listening depends on sustained, focused listening and it is hard to stay focused on other things
-It is difficult to listen to music in school settings
-When working on school related tasks you are more prone to getting distraced while listening to music
- Students in the creative writing class showed the least amount of distractions
-Students who were trying to study reported more distractions while the music was playing
-If you are trying to listen at home you do not need as much focus, but when at school or doing school related things you need to focus more when listening
-The article doesn't say what type of music the middle school students are listening to
-Most music learning and listening depends on sustained, focused listening and it is hard to stay focused on other things
-It is difficult to listen to music in school settings
-When working on school related tasks you are more prone to getting distraced while listening to music
- Students in the creative writing class showed the least amount of distractions
-Students who were trying to study reported more distractions while the music was playing
-If you are trying to listen at home you do not need as much focus, but when at school or doing school related things you need to focus more when listening
-The article doesn't say what type of music the middle school students are listening to
I disagree with the point you made about how music can cause distractions. I disagree because I found an article about a study that proved the opposite. A link is below:
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ReplyDeleteYou made some good points, but music doesn't always cause distarctions, sometimes it can help you stay focused. I have found articles sopporting both views on the distractions of music, but you have a good point. Good job partner!
ReplyDeleteI think you made very good points. This is a very interesting topic and you had many good facts as well.
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