By using past studies and scholarly articles, I became more informed of the affects that participating in music has on standardized test scores.

Question

Does the sentence above sound correct or is there a better way it can be written?

Answer 1

I'd rephrase a little bit:

By using past studies and scholarly articles, I am convinced there is a positive connection between participating in music programs and doing well on standardized tests.

Answer 2

Thank you so much that sounds much better! :)