EXAMINING THE POTENTIAL LINK BETWEEN MUSIC AND RECALL AMONG ORDINARY LEVEL STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN

The study focuses on theintegrated approach to teaching-learning process. The study employs music in the teaching of Pakistan Studies to Ordinary Level students enrolled for Cambridge International Examinations. The experimental study was comprised of 30 participants, 18 boys and 12 girls (N= 15.5 years) who watched a slideshow comprised of 20 historic figures with a background soundtrack, followed by a written quiz and questionnaires respectively. Findings of the statistical analysis revealed a positive Pearson Product Moment Correlation: r=0.852; p< 0.01. However, no statistically significant differences were found on t-test with regards to the gender of the participants. Further studies in this field, can assist children,especially with memory lapses, to achieve better academic performance.