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A methodology to objectively assess the performance of sound field amplification systems demonstrated using 50 physical simulations of classroom conditions

Noise and Health, 2018
Introduction: The effect of a sound reinforcement system, in terms of speech intelligibility, has been systematically determined under realistic conditions.
Stephen Dance, Bradford Backus, Lorenzo Morales   +2 more
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Effects of noise and reverberation on speech perception and listening comprehension of children and adults in a classroom-like setting

Noise and Health, 2010
The effects of classroom noise and background speech on speech perception, measured by word-to-picture matching, and listening comprehension, measured by execution of oral instructions, were assessed in first- and third-grade children and adults in a ...
Maria Klatte, Thomas Lachmann, Markus Meis   +2 more
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Hearing the shape of a room [PDF]

, 2013
PMCID: PMC3725052The final published version of this article can be found here: www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas ...
M. D. Plumbley, Marr, Thaler
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Do middle ear infections matter? Student self-reported perceptions of behaviour, including social skills, following experience with otitis media with effusion [PDF]

, 2007
Children frequently experience fluctuating conductive hearing loss during and following episodes of otitis media with effusion. With the prevalence of the disease increasing in the non-Indigenous population in Australia, many children may be at risk of ...
Stenton, Janice S.
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Adolescents′ perceptions of their school′s acoustic environment: The development of an evidence based questionnaire

Noise and Health, 2013
A poor acoustic environment in a school is known to negatively affect pupils′ learning and achievement. This paper presents the design and findings of an online questionnaire survey of 11-16 year olds′ impressions of their school′s acoustic environment ...
Daniel M Connolly, Julie E Dockrell, Bridget M Shield, Rob Conetta, Trevor J Cox   +4 more
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Effects of noise and acoustics in schools on vocal health in teachers

Noise and Health, 2015
Previous studies on the influence of noise and acoustics in the classroom on voice symptoms among teachers have exclusively relied on self-reports. Since self-reported physical conditions may be biased, it is important to determine the role of objective ...
Lady Catherine Cantor Cutiva, Alex Burdorf   +1 more
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An LAeq is not an LAeq [PDF]

, 2005
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Berglund, Birgitta, Botteldooren, Dick, De Coensel, Bert, De Muer, Tom, Lercher, Peter   +4 more
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Learning space, students' collaboration, educational outcomes, and interest: Exploring the physical, social and psychological mediators

Heliyon, 2023
The present research article examined how the learning space correlated with students' collaboration and educational outcomes: in science students. The study investigated the foundation of psychological, social, and physical mediators that impress on ...
Cecilia Obi Nja, Mary Ideba Anari, Costly Manyo Erim, Kimson Joseph Idiege, Aldeva Ilhami, Julius Ukah Ukah, Okon Eyo Eneyo, Uduak Edet Uwe, Bernedette Umali Cornelius-Ukpepi   +8 more
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The Effect of Reverberation Time and Signal-to-Noise Ratio On Word Recognition Scores By Adults and Children in Classrooms

Megaron, 2019
This paper seeks to assess the effect of reverberation time, distribution of reverberation time over the frequency range and signal-to-noise ratio on speech intellibility by adults and children in classrooms by the use of phonetically balanced ...
Konca Saher, Baki Karaböce
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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
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