The purpose of this study was to determine if the addition of music and sound effects to recorded stories increased the comprehension and retention of information for fourth grade students. The data were analyzed by a two-factor analysis of variance, with repeated measures for both comprehension and retention tests, for the total population. Each reading level group was analyzed separately by an analysis of variance. Of eight hypotheses tested, six showed a significant difference. The conclusions drawn from this study indicated that the addition of music and sound effects 1) Increases the listening comprehension and retention of fourth grade students; 2) Is more effective for retention for students with a high reading level; and 3) Is more effective for initial listening comprehension for students with low reading level but the effect is not significant for retention.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331307 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Mann, Raymond E. |
| Contributors | Watson, Hoyt F., Horvat, John J., Holcomb, Terry Lynn |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 118 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Mann, Raymond E., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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