Authors:
Fumiya Mori
1
;
Fatemeh Azadi Naghsh
2
and
Taro Tezuka
2
Affiliations:
1
City of Takasaki, Japan
;
2
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Keyword(s):
Concentration, Attention, Music, Temporal Pattern.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer-Supported Education
;
Information Technologies Supporting Learning
;
Learning Analytics
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Metrics and Performance Measurement
Abstract:
Concentration is one of the most important factor in determining the efficiency of learning. There has not
been, however, much systematic research on controlling the level of concentration. We therefore examined the
effect of an external factor, namely playing music, on the performance on a task that requires much attention.
We compared three conditions: music that the subject likes, music that the subject is not familiar with, and
silence. The result showed that listening to music that the subject likes do increase the performance level.
Also, we discovered that there exist different temporal patterns in the change of performance. The result also
indicated a relationship between the temporal pattern in concentration and the external factor.