Experiment & Survey

Experiment

We conducted an experiment to determine the effects of music when studying and how that would impact their test scores. We hypothesized that if students listened to music while studying, they would receive lesser scores, compared to students who studied without music. We had a group of 5 students study for a test about academic burnout for 30 minutes, through the information given in our Instagram posts. While they studied, we played instrumental background music. Next, we had a group of 5 different students study for the same test for 30 minutes. However, this time, no music was played. We gathered the results from both testing groups and created 2 graphs.

We can conclude that students who listen to music are less likely to score a passing grade. Students who listen to music have a hard time comprehending information as they are both paying attention to music and their work at the same time, which makes it difficult for them to focus on what they're trying to accomplish.

We can conclude that people who don't listen to music while studying are more likely to pass their exams. This is due to them setting their mind on one goal and accomplishing it. Our mind can't focus on two things at once, and these graphs clearly show why.

Survey

Average Grade Percentage (0-100)

Average Daily Screen Time (hours)

We wanted to uncover the relationship between the Screen Time and Grade of high-school students. We received close to 60 responses, giving us the data in the graph above. We wanted to prove that screen time was a risk factor to academic burnout because we hypothesized the more screen time one has, the lower their grades will be. Our hypothesis was proven by our survey, because as screen time increases, grade average lowers, revealing a negative regression line or line of best fit.

The Purpose

The purpose of both the experiment and survey was to find factors that negatively and positively impacted students grades. Academic burnout can be caused by the inability to receive a desired grade due to high academic demands and expectations. Knowing that studying with music and greater screen times negatively impacts students' grades, students can learn from this and avoid or break these habits. In conclusion, students can use the results found to to help avoid or overcome academic burnout.

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