The influence of colors of text in short term memory of grade 12 senior high school students in De La Salle Health Sciences Institute

Date of Completion

2018

Document Type

Capstone Project

Degree Name

Grade 12

Keywords

Memory, Short-Term, Color

Abstract

The study mainly focused on colors red, blue, yellow, green and black and won't cover issues such as the respondent's IQ level, gender preference, emotional arousal and color blindness. The researchers utilized an experimental research design were they gathered 155 grade 12 students of DLSMHSI ages from 17-19 to be the respondents of the study. The tool utilized is adapted from a previous study and the test lasted with a total time of three minutes. The statistical treatments used were men, standard deviation and one-way ANOVA. The research found that the use of colored texts was more effective in improving the capabilities of individuals in recalling short term memory information. They concluded that there is a significant difference even if the texts are colored or not when improving the capabilities of retention and recalling information short term memory. The color red achieved the highest percentage in retaining information while color yellow achieved the lowest percentage in terms of retaining information.

Comments

Call Number: RP SHS 18 22

Location: Research Commons

First Advisor

Lenard Charles C. Monsada

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