Title: Music as a strategy of coping with Academic stress: A qualitative study among Senior

High School Students

Member: John Ferdinand Campita

Title: The impact of music on the academic performance of undergraduate college students
Author: Rajab and Pakeezah
Publication Date: 2018
Date Accessed: April 7, 2021
URL: http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/27134
Important Ideas:

•The performance of some students decreased significantly when they listened to the music of
their choice. Whether or not students had been studying with music for many years did not have
a significant impact on their performance on the corresponding working memory assessment.
•These findings indicate that working memory capacity may be overloaded when listening to
one’s own choice of music. Results further suggest that students can identify whether they are
getting distracted by music, but this perception does not prevent them from listening to music,
which could later affect how the studied information is recalled, thus having a negative impact
on one’s academic performance.

Summary: The impact of music became more effective in the performance of some students,
however some studies suggested that the working memory capacity may be overloaded when
listening to one’s own choice of music, which may affect how information is encoded when
studying and completing other academic activities. It can also be a factor to distract and be
detrimental to performance, some tasks would be best performed in silence.
Title: Music as a strategy of coping with Academic stress: A qualitative study among Senior
High School Students

Member: John Ferdinand Campita

Title: Music and Academic Performance: Impact of Listening to Music of Filipino Millennials
Author: Nartea and Maynes-Blanco
Publication Date: May 2020
Date Accessed: April 7, 2021
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mecmack-Nartea
Important Ideas:

• Filipino students acquired good grades but cannot be directly attributed to music alone
because not all students listen to music. It is also found out that the students spend their time
the most in listening to music; loud music is the most commonly heard but they preferred Pop
music.
•The influence of music in classrooms vary among experts; some say that it relaxes or
motivates students whereas; others say that it is a distractor.
•Students listen to music for many reasons and to experience comfort. It is common for students
to listen to music for relaxation to release stress or anxiety.
•Listening to music has been one of their
ways to escape from the noisy surroundings and detach themselves from the focus-grabbing
disturbances. Students prefer to listen to music while studying or even reading a book; they use
this as a study buddy for more focused attention or a tool for relieving the stress from their
academic endeavor.

Summary: Music moderately affects the academic performance of the some students
Furthermore, music increased the productivity of the students. It also helps the students to have
more focus on their tasks. By perception, music also helped the students in some academic
areas including visual memorization, improved phonemic awareness and helped in reading and
writing, however not all students listen to music and they consider it as a distraction especially
when they are focusing on a certain topic or doing their task.