The Effect of Music and Sound Effects on the Listening Comprehension of Fourth Grade Students

• Main Author: Mann, Raymond E.
• Other Authors: Watson, Hoyt F.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1979
• Subjects: recorded stories; sound effects; listening comprehension; fourth-grade students; Listening.; Music in education.; Reading comprehension.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331307/

The purpose of this study was to determine if the addition of music and sound effects to recorded stories increased the comprehension and retention of information for fourth grade students. The data were analyzed by a two-factor analysis of variance, with repeated measures for both comprehension and retention tests, for the total population. Each reading level group was analyzed separately by an analysis of variance. Of eight hypotheses tested, six showed a significant difference. The conclusions drawn from this study indicated that the addition of music and sound effects 1) Increases the listening comprehension and retention of fourth grade students; 2) Is more effective for retention for students with a high reading level; and 3) Is more effective for initial listening comprehension for students with low reading level but the effect is not significant for retention.