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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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Taking our learning and teaching strategy to the next level through technology enhanced campus development [PDF]

, 2017
Over the last three years Abertay University has radically evolved its strategy for teaching and supporting learning. This paper outlines Abertay’s journey over the last few years, including the key features of our new pedagogic approach and its impact ...
Robertson, Alastair D.
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“Being Nice” as Modus Vivendi in Classrooms: A Collective Behavior Approach to Deviant Behavior in Primary Schools

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This study of first‐year primary school draws on Goffman's concept of “collective behavior” to examine how order is established and disrupted through the mutual adjustment of all participants' actions. We employed a multi‐method longitudinal design, using semi‐standardized observations and qualitative interviews with teachers and children at three ...
Doris Bühler‐Niederberger, Leon Dittmann, Claudia Schuchart   +2 more
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
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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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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

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

The effects of environmental and classroom noise on the academic attainments of primary school children [PDF]

, 2008
While at school children are exposed to various types of noise including external, environmental noise and noise generated within the classroom. Previous research has shown that noise has detrimental effects upon children?s performance at school ...
Dockrell, Julie, Shield, Bridget
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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