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Noise, Age, and Gender Effects on Speech Intelligibility and Sentence Comprehension for 11- to 13-Year-Old Children in Real Classrooms

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of type of noise, age, and gender on children’s speech intelligibility (SI) and sentence comprehension (SC).
Nicola Prodi, Chiara Visentin, Erika Borella, Irene C. Mammarella, Alberto Di Domenico   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acoustic certification of classrooms

Electronics and Communications, 2016
A form of classrooms acoustic passport handy both school administrators and architects involved in the reconstruction of the rooms was developed. Produced acoustic certification of seven classrooms NTU "KPI" revealed the shortcomings of these audiences and demonstrated the convenience of the developed form. Ref. 16, figure 1, table 1.
Kostyuchok, Yuliia Serhiivna, Martynovych, Liudmyla Serhiivna, Motorniuk, Daria Yevhenivna, Nechytailo, Viktoriia Oleksandrivna, Hrapachevskiy, Artur Valeriiovych, Prodeus, Arkadii Mykolaiovych   +5 more
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Acoustic Measurements in School Classrooms [PDF]

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1957
Acoustic measurements were made in the classrooms of twenty-two different school buildings in a study sponsored by the Acoustical Materials Association. Interior acoustical treatments in the rooms included full ceiling treatment, peripheral treatment, and no treatment.
R. N. Lane, E. E. Mikeska, C. D. Anderson   +2 more
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Linguistic Variation across Instructional Segments in International Teaching Assistants' Discourse: A Corpus‐Based Analysis

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates internal linguistic variation in the instructional discourse of international teaching assistants (ITAs) by segmenting their mini‐lecture performances into four discourse types: introduction, lecture, conclusion, and audience interaction.
Heesun Chang, Hector Rivera
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Noise Level and Reverberation on Children’s Performance and Effort in Primary Schools

Applied Sciences
Classroom acoustics and noise exposure significantly impact students’ emotional, cognitive, and academic well-being. This study investigates how classroom noise and acoustics affect auditory and cognitive performance among 131 children in three primary ...
Ilaria Pittana, Cora Pavarin, Irene Pavanello, Antonino Di Bella, Piercarlo Romagnoni, Pietro Scimemi, Francesca Cappelletti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Children’s recall of words spoken in their first and second language:Effects of signal-to-noise ratio and reverberation time

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Speech perception runs smoothly and automatically when there is silence in the background, but when the speech signal is degraded by background noise or by reverberation, effortful cognitive processing is needed to compensate for the signal distortion ...
Anders eHurtig, Anders eHurtig, Anders eHurtig, Marijke eKeus van de Poll, Elina ePekkola, Staffan eHygge, Robert eLjung, Patrik eSörqvist, Patrik eSörqvist   +8 more
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Interactive Videos in Multimodal Listening Assessments: Examining Language Learners' Perspectives

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The academic success of international students who speak English as a second language (L2) hinges on their ability to effectively communicate and comprehend information in English, which requires well‐developed listening skills. Given that real‐world listening mostly involves processing both auditory and visual information, incorporating ...
Shanshan He, Ruslan Suvorov
wiley   +1 more source

Renew the acoustics of the classroom by default

International journal of health sciences, 2022
The design of acoustics in the classroom relates to standards that provide clarity of speech for the student and acoustic comfort for the teacher. This research aims to improve the acoustics of a virtual classroom situation through three parameters: RT60 reverberation time, STI, and sound purity C50, and linking them to classroom-related acoustic ...
Shaymaa H. Abed, Kais A. Abbas
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‘Everything is a signal’: speaking circuits and noisy signs in the making of language‐oriented AI « Tout est signal » : circuits parlants et signes bruyants dans la création de l'IA orientée langage

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Contemporary artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are often presumed to be capable of revealing unmediated truths about the world, including the truths language might hold, echoing the long‐standing assertion that language's primary function is to directly translate reality.
Beth M. Semel
wiley   +1 more source

InterPLAY: A Framework to Describe Play and STEM Engagement at Exhibits for Young Children

Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Play‐based STEM learning at exhibits is a feature of children's museums and science centers; yet little is known about how these exhibits support young children's STEM engagement. This study developed and tested the interPLAY Framework to describe play‐based STEM engagement at exhibits for young children.
Kelly L. Hoke, Martin Storksdieck, Kelly Riedinger, Jessica J. Luke, Jennifer Rehkamp   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source