2022 Volume 68 Issue 6 Pages 576-581
Objective The goal of this study was to evaluate how listening to different types of music while studying affects learning.
Methods and Materials We conducted a survey to discover people’s music listening habits. We designated calculation tasks or memorization tasks and asked students to work on the tasks while listening to nothing or listening to music The types of Western music had three categories: the accent of the singer, the pitch, and the speed. The participants were divided into six groups based on what tasks they did and what types of music they listened to.
Results There was no correlation between the preference of study environment, whether students usually listen to Western music or any music while studying, and the task scores. We found that there was not much difference between the scores of calculations when listening to nothing or listening to some kind of music.
Conclusions It seems that the ideal type of music a student should listen to depends on what they study. It might be a good idea to listening to slow music or music at a low pitch when doing calculation tasks. On the other hand, when doing memorization tasks, it might be a good idea to play music that you have never listened to before.
