Title : THE EFFECTS OF NOISE AND ROOM ACOUSTIC QUALITY IN CLASSROOMS - INCLUDING RESEARCH FINDINGS AND SUBJECTIVE RESPONSE OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Authors : Carsten P. Svensson and Colin Campbell
Publication : February 13-16, 2013
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Pages : 17-Jan
Price : 250
Abstract : Looking at key classroom acoustic research over the last decade we can see that lowering sound levels (noise limitation), increasing speech clarity and reverberation control will lead to a better learning environment. By looking at the physical room acoustic improvements you not only get better objective measurements; you also get an extra positive human response. When you create a better ac oustic environment, people don’t have to speak or yell at the top of their voices. They can instead lower the voice levels and overall the acoustic climate will be more calm thus supporting teaching and learning. It is interesting and vital to understand how these benefits affect the core teaching and learning processes. How we in turn need to look beyond single number room evaluations and focus on how we can have a better interpretation of the room acoustic responses from the positive subjective and Inverse Lombard (library effect) speech behaviour responses which are found in corresponding questionnaires and post occupancy evaluations.