Acoustical parameters for learning in classroom: A review

G Minelli, GE Puglisi, A Astolfi - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
A review on the reference values of the acoustical parameters that have the greatest
influence on students' performance at different ages has been completed in this study …

Systematic review of literature on speech intelligibility and classroom acoustics in elementary schools

S Murgia, JM Webster, LCC Cutiva, P Bottalico - Language, speech, and …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Good verbal signals and low background noise are key factors for all children to
maximize understanding of what is being taught. Classroom shape, surroundings, and even …

Effect of reverberation and noise type on speech intelligibility in real complex acoustic scenarios

GE Puglisi, A Warzybok, A Astolfi, B Kollmeier - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Enhanced speech intelligibility in realistic acoustic scenarios guarantees effective
communication. Noise and reverberation degrade speech intelligibility, but the combined …

Noise, age, and gender effects on speech intelligibility and sentence comprehension for 11-to 13-year-old children in real classrooms

N Prodi, C Visentin, E Borella, IC Mammarella… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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). The experiment was …

A slight increase in reverberation time in the classroom affects performance and behavioral listening effort

N Prodi, C Visentin - Ear and Hearing, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a small change in
reverberation time (from 0.57 to 0.69 s) in a classroom on children's performance and …

Classroom acoustics: Listening problems in children

F Gheller, E Lovo, A Arsie, R Bovo - Building Acoustics, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The acoustic quality of classrooms is crucial for children's listening skills and consequently
for their learning. Listening abilities in kids are still develo**, and an environment with …

Assessment of speech transmission index and reverberation time in standardized English as a foreign language test rooms

M Kawata, M Tsuruta-Hamamura, H Hasegawa - Applied acoustics, 2023 - Elsevier
Today, millions of standardized English as a foreign language proficiency tests are
administered globally each year. A large portion of this is conducted as a paper-based test …

A comparison of simultaneously-obtained measures of listening effort: Pupil dilation, verbal response time and self-rating

C Visentin, C Valzolgher, M Pellegatti… - … Journal of Audiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The aim of this study was to assess to what extent simultaneously-obtained
measures of listening effort (task-evoked pupil dilation, verbal response time [RT], and self …

Effects of noise and a speaker's impaired voice quality on spoken language processing in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

IS Schiller, A Remacle, N Durieux… - Journal of Speech …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Background noise and voice problems among teachers can degrade listening
conditions in classrooms. The aim of this literature review is to understand how these …

Individual characteristics moderate listening effort in noisy classrooms

C Visentin, M Pellegatti, M Garraffa, A Di Domenico… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Comprehending the teacher's message when other students are chatting is challenging.
Even though the sound environment is the same for a whole class, differences in individual …