Influence of Task Difficulty and Background Music on Working Memory Activity: Developmental Considerations.

Kaniel, Shlomo; Aram, Dorit

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Publication Date: 1998

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Influence of Task Difficulty and Background Music on Working Memory Activity: Developmental Considerations.

Kaniel, Shlomo; Aram, Dorit

Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v44 n3 p342-45 Fall 1998

A study of 300 children in kindergarten, grade 2, and grade 6 found that background music improved visual discrimination task performance at the youngest and middle ages and had no effect on the oldest participants. On a square identification task, background music had no influence on easy and difficult tasks but lowered performance on medium-difficulty tasks. (TD)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Memory, Metacognition, Music, Performance Factors, Visual Discrimination

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