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 …

Listening effort by native and nonnative listeners due to noise, reverberation, and talker foreign accent during English speech perception

ZE Peng, LM Wang - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose Understanding speech in complex realistic acoustic environments requires effort. In
everyday listening situations, speech quality is often degraded due to adverse acoustics …

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 …

Subjective and objective speech intelligibility investigations in primary school classrooms

A Astolfi, P Bottalico, G Barbato - The Journal of the Acoustical Society …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
This work concerns speech intelligibility tests and measurements in three primary schools in
Italy, one of which was conducted before and after an acoustical treatment. Speech …

Effect of minimal/mild hearing loss on children's speech understanding in a simulated classroom

DE Lewis, DL Valente, JL Spalding - Ear and Hearing, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: While classroom acoustics can affect educational performance for all students,
the impact for children with minimal/mild hearing loss (MMHL) may be greater than for …

Effects of face masks and acoustical environments on speech recognition by preschool children in an auralised classroom

M Kwon, W Yang - Applied acoustics, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential impact of mask-wearing specifically on early-childhood speech and language
development in classrooms has not been widely reported yet, although face masks are …

A Methodological Review of Stimuli Used for Classroom Speech-in-Noise Tests

K Mealings, K Miles, JM Buchholz - Journal of Speech, Language …, 2024 - pubs.asha.org
Purpose: Listening is the gateway to learning in the mainstream classroom; however,
classrooms are noisy environments, making listening challenging. Therefore, speech-in …

Investigating listening effort in classrooms for 5-to 7-year-old children

N Prodi, C Visentin, A Peretti, J Griguolo… - Language, Speech, and …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose This study aims to investigate the listening effort made by young children in real
classrooms during a prolonged speech reception task in the presence of background noise …

On the perception of speech in primary school classrooms: Ranking of noise interference and of age influence

N Prodi, C Visentin, A Feletti - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
It is well documented that the interference of noise in the classroom puts younger pupils at a
disadvantage for speech perception tasks. Nevertheless, the dependence of this …

Using listening effort assessment in the acoustical design of rooms for speech

C Visentin, N Prodi, F Cappelletti, S Torresin… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study addresses the issue of an enhanced acoustical design of rooms for speech,
which besides targeting high speech intelligibility also ensures minimal effort in speech …