Presenter(s)

• Angela Greco, School Psychology Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between background music and students’ time-on-task behavior during an after-school math intervention. Played quietly, background music may be implemented in many classrooms without detracting from teacher-led instruction or independent seatwork. Additionally, with new streaming services that make music accessible immediately and for free, background music may be an accessible and simple intervention that can be easily and immediately implemented in many classrooms. This study demonstrates how background music may be an effective way to increase time-on-task behavior for students without decreasing time-on-task behavior for others.