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This document outlines an experimental design to test the hypothesis that listening to music improves math performance on tests. The independent variable is the type of music played (classical, soft rock, hip hop, or no music). The dependent variable is students' scores on identical math tests. Students will be randomly assigned to groups that receive different music conditions or no music. The experiment will administer two versions of a math test to different student groups over multiple test days and record scores to compare performance between music and no music conditions.

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This document outlines an experimental design to test the hypothesis that listening to music improves math performance on tests. The independent variable is the type of music played (classical, soft rock, hip hop, or no music). The dependent variable is students' scores on identical math tests. Students will be randomly assigned to groups that receive different music conditions or no music. The experiment will administer two versions of a math test to different student groups over multiple test days and record scores to compare performance between music and no music conditions.

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ThisisaModelofHowToCreatetheEXPERIMENTALDESIGNfor

yourstudy

PartoftheBrainImStudyingis
PrefrontalCortex

Mytestablequestionis.
Doesmusicaffectstudentsmathperformance?

Myhypothesisis
Ifastudentlistenstomusicduringamathtest,thenhe/shewill
performbetterthanthosewhodonot.

TheExperimentalDesign:

Myindependentvariable(whatischanging)is.I
willusevarioustypesofmusic:classical,
softrock,hip/hop,ornomusic

Mydependentvariable(whatstaysthesame)is.
Iwillgivethesametesttoeachstudent.

Mycontrolgroupis.
Mycontrolgroupisthestudentswithnomusic.

Myexperimentalgroupis
Myexperimentalgroupisthestudentswhoarelisteningto
varioustypesofmusic.Iwillcomparetheseresultstomycontrolgroup.

ExperimentMaterials(WhatINeed):
12to15computers(youtubeofBeethoven,BeachBoysand/orDrake)
12to15headphones
12to15mathtests(formA)
12to15mathtests(formB)
Answerkeysforeachtest
12to15pens/pencils
Desksandchairs
12to15testparticipants
Createinstructionstoreadouttoparticipants

ExperimentProcedures(Whattodo?):

CreatingtheTest,AnswerKey,andInstructions
1.Choose20mathproblemsoutofasixthgrademathbook(orfromonline)

2.Typemathproblemsonablanksheetofpaper.Create2versionsofthistestchangingonly
onedigitofeachnumber.
3.Createananswerkeyforeachversion.
4.Photocopy25ofeachtestversion
5.Writeouttheinstructionstoreadtoeachgroupofstudents

PuttingSubjectsintoGroupsFairly
6.Putallofthenamesofboysintoonepileandallthenamesofgirlsintoanotherpile.
7.RandomlyputanequalnumberofboysintoGroupA,GroupB,andGroupC.
8.RandomlyputanequalnumberofgirlsintoGroupA,GroupB,andGroupC.
9.Trytomakesureeachgrouphasthesametotalnumber

ConductingtheTests
10.Scheduleanemptyschoolroomthatwillseatstudents.
11.Bringsubjectstoroomandhavethemsitatadeskwithplentyofseparation.
12.Readinstructionstostudents.Thenhandouttestsandpencils.
13.Dependingonthegroupplaytheappropriatemusicornomusic.(Seedailytesting
schedule.)
14.Tellstudentstostart
15.Givekids15minutestogetasmanymathproblemsastheycandone
16.Collectallpapers
17.Dismisskids
18.Repeatsteps1017withthenextgroupofstudents,followingthedailytestingschedule.
19.Correctallpapers
20.Recordscores
21.Onthenexttestday,repeatsteps1020followingthetestschedulesforthosedays.

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