This research proposal examines the effect of music on concentration while studying among female students at BSSE. It hypothesizes that concentration may be affected differently with and without music, and with different types of music at varying volumes. A literature review discusses previous studies that tested the impact of music genres and volumes on cognitive performance and concentration. The proposed methodology would collect data through questionnaires and an experiment separating participants into three groups to analyze time taken and scores with no music, classical music, and pop music. The results and discussion will compare findings to previous research, and the conclusion will determine whether music or no music is better for concentration.

1. Research Proposal
Represented by:
Sitwat Jaffar 2183-FBAS-BSSE-F13(b)
F13(b)
Huda Mughal 2204-FBAS-BSSE-F13(b)
F13(b)

2. International Islamic University,
Islamabad
The Effect of Music on
Concentration while Studying:
A Case Study of the Female Students of BSSE

3. Table of Contents
Abstract
Introduction
Statements of the Problem
Significance
Hypothesis
Literature Review
Methodology
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Bibliography

4. Abstract
 How much music is involved in our lives
 Effects of listening music
◦ Concentration
 Conducting research
 Different types of music
 Methodology
◦ Questionnaires
◦ Experiment
 Our expectations

5. Introduction
 Why people listen to music
 Affects on body
◦ Daunow, 1977
 Youngster’s behavior over music
 Music changes mood
 Student’s behavior while listening music

6. Significance
 Music generally considered helpful
 University students
 What will the research do?
◦ Distracting or not?
◦ Type of music students should listen to

7. Statement of Problem
Is Music really Helpful to students?
Or will it have adverse or harmful results?

8. Hypothesis
 Is concentration affected
◦ with Music?
◦ without Music?
 What type of Music
◦ Classical
◦ Pop
◦ Loud Volume
◦ Low Volume

9. Literature Review
 “The Impact of Listening to Music on Cognitive
Performance”
◦ Arielle S. Dolegui
◦ Volume and different genres
◦ 32 students of University of Maryland, Baltimore
County (UMBC)
◦ Methodology: 20 arithmetic problems
◦ Using no music, soft and loud music at low volume
and high volume
◦ Results

10. Literature Review Contd…
 “Differential effects of stimulative and
sedative music anxiety, concentration, and
performance”
◦ Smith and Morris
◦ Sedative and stimulative music
◦ Repeat numbers backwards
◦ Using no music, sedative music, and stimulative music
◦ Results

11. Literature Review Contd…
 "Can preference for background music
mediate the irrelevant sound effect?”
◦ Perham & Vizard
◦ Ability to complete serial recall test
◦ Silence, "steady state" speech, "changing state"
speech, liked music, disliked music.
◦ Results

12. Methodology
 Targeted Population
◦ Ages (19-23)
 Methods of Data Collection
◦ Questionnaires
◦ An Experiment
 Separation as three groups
◦ 20 each
 Analysis:
◦ Time
◦ Scores

13. Results and Discussion
 Previous research results
◦ No music
◦ Classical music
◦ Pop music

14. Conclusion
 Causes of music
 Comparison of music and no music
 No music is better

15. Bibliography
 Dolegui, A. S. (2013). "The Impact of Listening to Music
on Cognitive Performance." Student Pulse, 5(09).
Retrieved from http://www.studentpulse.com/a?id=762
 Smith, C.A., & Morris, L. W. (1977). Differential effects of
stimulative and sedative music anxiety, concentration,
and performance. Psychological Reports, 41, 1047-
1053.
 Perham, N. and Vizard, J. (2011), Can preference for
background music mediate the irrelevant sound effect?.
Appl. Cognit. Psychol., 25: 625–631
 Useful Links
◦ http://www.neilslade.com/music/question.html

16. Thank You
Allah Hafiz