Noise levels in Hong Kong Primary Schools: Implications for classroom listening

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-360

  Choi, Ching Yee ^a   McPherson, Bradley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Classroom acoustics; Listening environment; Noise; Primary schools; Speech level

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144485406     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120500348714     Document Type: Article

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