The effect of music on test anxiety and academic performance in third grade students of elementary school in Shiraz I district

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Maryam Naderi (Behavioral Sciences (Preschool Education), Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran)
Ahmadali Hemmati Jeshni, Jahangir Mehr Afsha (Department of Educational Sciences, Arsanjan Branch Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of music on test anxiety and academic performance in third grade students of elementary school in Shiraz A disyrict. Statistical sample consisted of 48 third grade elementary school students who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method and finally were matched. To measure variables karo and sheyer anxiety questionnaire (1996) and average score of students were used. The results showed that music on reducing anxiety and increasing academic performance impact.