Adding construction noise does not significantly affect comprehension accuracy or interest ratings during video learning¶

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q3 i? A repeated-measures ANOVA found no significant effect of noise condition (quiet, continuous, intermittent) on comprehension accuracy or interest ratings; equivalence was not tested. → Levy 2025

Evidence¶

Levy 2025¶

Levy, O., Shadi, T., Korisky, A., Bleichner, M. G., & Zion Golumbic, E. (2025). Differential effects of external noise and situational interest on neurophysiological responses during video based learning. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00392-5

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Behavioral analysis of comprehension accuracy and interest ratings across the three noise conditions in the lab study (n=32) showed no significant effect of noise condition on either measure, with no effect size printed.

"showed no significant effect of noise condition [repeated measures ANOVA: Accuracy - F(2,62) = 2.098, p=0.13; Interest levels - F(2,62) = 1.149, p= 0.324]"

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