Teacher Practical Guidance:

Background Music

Category: Strategy

Rank Order

83

Effect Size

0.08

Achievement Gain %

3

How-To Strategies

How-To Resources

References

Hetland. (2000). Listening to music enhances spatial-temporal reasoning: Evidence for the” Mozart Effect”. Journal of Aesthetic Education.

Kampfe, Sedlmeier, & Renkewitz. (2011). The impact of background music on adult listeners: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Music.

Background Music

DEFINITION

This relates to playing background music while students are working. Most often it involves low-decibel, instrumental/non-popular background music with an intention to decrease pulse rate, improve classroom behavior, and improve performance on learning tasks. link

DATA

2 Meta Analysis reviews
79 Research studies
3000 students in research
2 Confidence level.

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