Effectiveness of Classical Music as Background In The Story Video Comprehension Strategy Among Students With Multiple Intelligence

摘要

Music is the language of man's soul. It has an effect on the behavior and emotions of people of all ages. Music helps create a more positive school environment. Many students prefer to listen to music while studying because they believe it helps them to focus on their work. In fact, |4| Kiger (2006) found students scored highest on comprehension exams with low information load music (soft with a slow tempo, repetitive rhythm, and no lyrics) than with high information load music (non-repetitive, quick, upbeat lyrics) or no music. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of classical music as background in reading story video using headset in improving comprehension of students with multiple intelligence. In gathering the data, one section of the developmental reading class( Ed 109A) who are diverse learners with multiple intelligence in the teacher education program served as the respondents. There were fifty (50) students took the two sets of comprehension test First, they took the comprehension test as well as the multiple intelligence in the ICT laboratory using the video presentation with classical music background with headset. Another type of comprehension test was conducted through plain text printed in the paper. Students read the story and answered the comprehension test without background of classical music. The results show that students who read the stories and answered the comprehension examination with the use of classical music as background in the story video , got higher scores compared to the results of students taking the comprehension test without the background of classical music. Hence, findings revealed that students with multiple intelligence could really comprehend effectively once there is classical background music in the story video presentation with the use of headset. Moreover, the results of this study are very significant to the teachers who will be using different teaching strategies that fit to the learning styles and multiple intelligences of the students.