That listening to music while studying (specifically, reading assigned content for comprehension) is good for you, is one of those myths that persist, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary...

GistSheet.com is a new future (starting in late summer 2021) series of blog posts intended to provide short, concise, 1-page (=sheet) summary (= gist) posts that examine a specific teaching technique, strategy, or activity in the light of existing research. I usually review a research article (or several, thematically related articles) that convincingly shows which approaches to teaching and learning work, and which presently have no support in data/evidence-based research.
That listening to music while studying (specifically, reading assigned content for comprehension) is good for you, is one of those myths that persist, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary...