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This teaching resource explores memory and distraction. In the activity students design an experiment and collect data to assess the impact listening to music can have on short term memory. Students are asked to analyse the data using a Mann-Whitney U Test on Excel. The learning is designed to ideally be carried out across psychology and core maths lessons for efficient use of time and to create a real need for students to convey information.
Students should have already encountered the principles of research design, including ethical considerations, sampling, concepts of independent and dependent variables in psychology. In mathematics, students will need to be familiar with the concept of normal distribution, and conducting statistical tests to compare samples/populations, eg t-test. Students also need to be comfortable using Excel. If not, a paper based version is also available.
The resource includes an overview of the activity, a lesson plan and a range of materials for student use.
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Paper based calculation frame 496.36 KB
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Mann Whitney U Test 15.67 KB
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Psychology overview 140.04 KB
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Psychology resource lesson plan. 228.33 KB
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Experiment design writing frame 140.94 KB
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Experiment design (example) 143.3 KB
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Paper based calculation frame 496.36 KB -
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Mann Whitney U Test 15.67 KB -
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Psychology overview 140.04 KB
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Psychology resource lesson plan. 228.33 KB
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Experiment design writing frame 140.94 KB
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Experiment design (example) 143.3 KB
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