| Autor: |
Xiong, Ruolan, Montgomery, Max, Harris, Ilana, Wehmeier, Moritz, Fuhrmann, Wolfgang, Fritz, Thomas |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
|
| DOI: |
10.17605/osf.io/dvfb2 |
| Popis: |
Research over the past few years has shown that engagement in music has a positive influence on cognitive performance in schoolchildren. A similarly positive influence has been shown to occur with sports training. However, little is known about the effect of a combined musical and sports activity such that a musical activity consisting of physical exertion and free musical expression may have on children’s cognitive capacities. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a musical agency task, a physical exercise task, and a task combining musical agency and physical exercise on attention (i.e., selective attention) and thinking skills (i.e., divergent thinking) in schoolchildren. Sixty-six schoolchildren between 9 and 11 years will be recruited and randomly assigned to one of three musical activities: 1) a musical agency activity; 2) a physical exercise activity; or 3) a music-feedback exercise activity. Participants will be asked to complete two cognitive tests, and one mood scale before and after a 10-minute musical activity and one more questionnaire after the musical activity that measures perceived musical control level. We expect participation in the music-feedback exercise condition will positively impact on children’s cognitive performance capacities as assessed by behavioural measures for selective attention and divergent thinking. Performance in these cognitive capacities has been implicated in academic performance; determination of a musical activity that can improve schoolchildren’s selective attention and divergent thinking would thus have major implications in the field of primary school education. Future research should further explore the effect of music-feedback exercise on the performance in other cognitive domains in schoolchildren. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
