Title: Effect of Traffic Noise on Student’s Study Concentration
Authors: Neha Wadekar – 108, Madhura Gaokar – 63, Rohit Pawar -96.
Introduction:
In urban areas, traffic noise from vehicles, horns, and road activity is very common. Such noise can create distractions for students while studying. Continuous noise may reduce student’s ability to concentrate and affect their learning efficiency. And therefore we are conducting this study.
Objective: To understand the effect of Traffic Noise on student’s concentration while studying.
Literature Review:
1. Traffic Noise Impact
Farhad Khajehnasiri (2022) studied how traffic noise affects students’ mental performance. The study found that traffic noise reduces students’ concentration, makes tasks harder to complete, and increases stress while studying. The study concluded that high levels of traffic noise can reduce concentration and negatively affect students’ ability to study effectively.
2. Noise and Learning
A.Kahkashan and V. Shivakumar (2015) studied the effect of traffic noise around schools on students’ attention and memory. The study found that students in noisy areas had lower attention and weaker memory compared to students studying in quiet environments. The study concluded that constant traffic noise can disturb students and reduce their ability to concentrate on their studies.
Data Collection:
For our problem we framed following 5 questions to be asked on Likert’s Scale. Google form was framed with linear option – 1 as Strongly Disagree and 5 as Strongly Agree for each question. The Google form was personally shared with our classmates and colleagues in confidence. After surveying 100 people, responses were downloaded in Excel Sheet. For each question- Mean, Standard Deviation (S.D), Standard Error (S.E) and Z (T State) were calculated.
Survey Questions:
1. Traffic noise is common near my study place.
2. Traffic noise distracts my study concentration.
3. I lose concentration when traffic noise increases.
4. I stop studying when traffic noise becomes loud.
5. I prefer studying in a quiet place.
Data Analysis:
|
|
Q.1 |
Q.2 |
Q.3 |
Q.4 |
Q.5 |
|
Mean |
3.01 |
3.69 |
3.88 |
3.55 |
4.37 |
|
S.D. |
1.259268667 |
1.116406573 |
1.02769724 |
1.175292785 |
0.981186666 |
|
S.E. |
0.125926867 |
0.111640657 |
0.102769724 |
0.117529279 |
0.098118667 |
|
t state (Z) |
0.079411171 |
6.180544048 |
8.562833159 |
4.679684984 |
13.96268466 |
|
Result |
Neutral |
Accept Positively |
Accept Positively |
Accept Positively |
Accept Positively |
1.If T State is greater than 1.96 then accept positively.
2.If T State is between 1.96 and -1.96, then the result is neutral.
3.If T State is less than -1.96 then accept negatively.
Conclusion:
1.Students are neutral towards traffic noise near study places.
2.Traffic Noise distracts students’s study concentration.
3.Students lose concentration when the traffic noise increases.
4.Students stop studying when traffic noise becomes loud.
5.Students prefer studying in a quiet place.
References:
1. Khajehnasiri, F., et al. (2022). The effect of traffic noise on cognitive performance with regard to personality traits: A laboratory experiment study. Work, 72(2), 697–706
2. Kahkashan, A., & Shivakumar, V. (2015). Effects of traffic noise around schools on attention and memory in primary school children. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology.