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Effects of Music Tempo to Knowledge Workers’ Typing Speed and Accuracy (89352)
Session Chair: Sung-Chan Ku
Friday, 28 March 2025 12:50
Session: Session 3
Room: Room 703 (7F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
It has long been recognized that music has various effects on behavior (Landay and Harms, 2019); meanwhile, typing has become an essential skill for many 21st century workers. However, to our knowledge, no published study has investigated the effects of music tempo on work output, specifically, on typing performance, and particularly in the Philippine setting. Because most modern jobs—particularly those considered 'knowledge work'—involve typing, it would be of great benefit to organizations if workers can type faster and more accurately, and listening to the right type of music (or no music at all) might be the key to achieving this. To investigate this matter, the researchers conducted a true experiment (i.e., randomized controlled trial) involving 90 knowledge workers who were asked to take a standard online typing test and randomly assigned into one of three treatment conditions. The first treatment group was exposed to classical music with fast tempo in the background, the second group was exposed to classical music with slow tempo in the background, and the third took the test with no background music at all. Statistical analyses of the results show that there is no significant differences between the typing speeds and accuracy rates of all three groups. The results suggest that listening to fast-tempo classical music, slow-tempo classical music, or no music at all has minimal to no bearing on workers' typing performance.
Authors:
Queenie Lou Diaz, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Maria Vida Caparas, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
About the Presenter(s)
Ms. Queenie Diaz is currently a candidate for a Master's in Psychology degree at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.
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