Classroom Acoustics
Abstrak
ore than three-quarters of the teachers in a recent poll gave the acoustics in their classrooms a failing grade. The problem is most commonly a "signal to noise" ratio issue, which results in poor speech intelligibility. In lay terms, the room is too noisy and it takes a long time for sound to decay within the room. Studies by Maxwell and Evans (1997) .... '" ~ .... ~~........I have shown that students in schools with high background J: u "'. noise levels tested lower than students in schools with lower '" Q. ::> a background noise levels. '" '" Recently, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) '" e'i ell approved a new set of recommended acoustical specifica Z .... '" '" tions for schools (ANSI 512.60-2002). "The criteria, require '" :I: .... ments, and guidelines of this Standard are keyed to the > ell a acoustical qualities needed to achieve a high degree of .... a :I: speech intelligibility in learning spaces," according to Paul Q.
Penulis (1)
Audiovideo Interiors
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2019
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 38×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.4135/9781483380810.n118
- Akses
- Open Access ✓