THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT EFFECTS ON BACKGROUND MUSIC IN THE

EDUCATIONAL ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM

A Research Proposal
Presented in partial Fulfillment of
EDUC 501 Research in Education
Lee University, Cleveland Tennessee







Amanda K. Binder
Spring 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER** PAGE
I INTRODUCTION 1
Statement of the Problem 2
Purpose 3
Operational Definitions 3
Term One 3
Term Two 3
Limitations 4

II REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 5
Section One 6
Section Two 6
Summary 6

III METHODS 7
Design of the Study 8
Instruments 9
Subjects/Population 9
Summary 9

IV REQUIRMENTS 11
Time Line 11
Budget 12
Summary 12

BIBLIOGRAPHY 13




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CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION
This researcher became interest in the study of back ground music in the educational
elementary classroom because of the researchers bachelors in Elementary Education and future
goal to be an educator. This researcher wants to be fully equipped to enrich the minds of students
and be prepared for the most effective practices to achieve as an educator. This researcher is
passionate about giving students the best education possible no matter their age, ethnicity, or
poverty level so that they might succeed in life.
Statement of the Problem
Unfortunately little is known locally if background music is positively effective to
students task performance. Consequently the researcher will seek to discover this issue through
a survey of students task performance when placed in different auditory inference settings.
Purpose
To discover if the use of background music enhances the task performance of elementary
students could be beneficial to educators and their students. Taking advantage of every resource
available will benefit all classrooms and better.





Operational Definitions
For the purpose of this paper, the following terms from the professional literature will be
used:
Background Music:
Classical Music:
Student Achievement:
Limitations
CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE