The impact of sound-field systems on learning and attention in elementary school classrooms

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1163-1176

  Dockrell, Julie E ^a   Shield, Bridget ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom acoustics; Learning; Sound field systems

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; NOISE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SCHOOL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY;

ACOUSTICS; AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FACULTY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; NOISE; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; SCHOOLS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84866241773     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/11-0026)     Document Type: Article

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