Significance
My inquiry question was: What are the implications of phone usage in secondary school classrooms, specifically in terms of productive student output when they listen to music while studying? From the evidence provided by the research papers, listening to music while studying is detrimental to academic performance.
Is there a difference in student learning if music was played during lectures?
Should teachers play music during instruction to keep students focused and motivated to learn?
How does working memory capacity play a role when listening to music while studying?
This article looks at how there is a variation in working memory capacity in individuals and what role music plays in their academic performance.
What are the effects of background music on episodic memory?
Episodic memory is related to one's own personal experience and memories that they are able to recall, and this study looks at how stimulating or relaxing background music may play a role in the memorization of information.
Preferred Music Vs. Non-Preferred Music on Reading Comprehension Scores.
Do students benefit if they listen to music that they prefer or is the common-held belief true that listening to music while studying is detrimental?
Why do students listen to music while doing homework?
Many students have their wireless earbuds plugged in while they are in class. This is more prevalent now with increased technological access than in previous generations. My inquiry is about how does this impact their learning and productive output, in other words, how much work do they get done? And what percentage of that learning is retained?
Effects of Increasing the Speed Limit on Major Highways in BC
July of 2014, the BC Liberal Government announced speed limit increases on dozens of highways comprised of 1,300 kilometers of roadways. Select stretches of highways were increased to a maximum speed of 120 km/h (making those stretches of highway the fastest in Canada) with a difference of up to 20 km/h, including the Connector and the Island Highway.
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental impact assessment of the proposed year-round destination mountain resort at Squamish on Brohm Ridge, 15 km north of Squamish on Highway 99.
Housing Affordability
Working with Census Data: tables, joins, classification, normalization, visualization
