The Effect of Tai Chi and Jazz Music on the Memory of Middle School Students
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Written Paper Award
3rd Place
Abstract
Tai chi and jazz music are believed to increases the memory of students (Lehmann, et al 2017).. Doing tai chi before doing an assignment allows students to wake up their body and mind. Playing jazz background music during the assignment allows students to focus on the assignment and not the other actions and sounds going on around them. Most teachers start the lesson right away when class starts. Some students may be wide awake, while other students are still fatigued. It was hypothesized that if a teacher requires the class to do tai chi, then the scores of those students would improve. Three groups were made with 3 classes per a group. The three groups were tai chi, jazz music, control. The tai chi group did tai chi at the beginning of class and then played a memory game three times. The jazz group played the memory game three times while jazz music was playing in the background. The control group started the memory game at the beginning of class with no tai chi or music. All scores were recorded by the student in a form that was sent to them by the teacher.
Recommended Citation
Lance, Maryah, "The Effect of Tai Chi and Jazz Music on the Memory of Middle School Students" (2019). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 236.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2019/all/236
Location
Founders Hall 251 B
Start Date
3-30-2019 9:30 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Effect of Tai Chi and Jazz Music on the Memory of Middle School Students
Founders Hall 251 B
Tai chi and jazz music are believed to increases the memory of students (Lehmann, et al 2017).. Doing tai chi before doing an assignment allows students to wake up their body and mind. Playing jazz background music during the assignment allows students to focus on the assignment and not the other actions and sounds going on around them. Most teachers start the lesson right away when class starts. Some students may be wide awake, while other students are still fatigued. It was hypothesized that if a teacher requires the class to do tai chi, then the scores of those students would improve. Three groups were made with 3 classes per a group. The three groups were tai chi, jazz music, control. The tai chi group did tai chi at the beginning of class and then played a memory game three times. The jazz group played the memory game three times while jazz music was playing in the background. The control group started the memory game at the beginning of class with no tai chi or music. All scores were recorded by the student in a form that was sent to them by the teacher.
