The result is classroom noise pollution that causes distraction and discomfort for students and teachers. From learning loss and lower standardized test scores to student distraction and teachers ...

Hours of small-group instruction lead to the kind of background noise that interferes with learning. It’s hard to concentrate when there’s lots of talking in the background. That’s a problem for ...

Classrooms can be noisy places. Any teacher who leaves work with a sore throat knows this, and research from audiologists and speech-language pathologists backs it up. But because people can’t see ...

Scientists at Sweden's Gavle College have determined classroom noise disturbs girls more than it does boys. Lead researcher Eva Boman, an environmental psychologist, led two studies in which the ...

The Acoustical Society of America has issued a policy statement that advises schools not to use sound-amplification systems in their efforts to overcome noisy conditions in classrooms. The Acoustical ...

In the classroom, decibel levels can gradually increase without us realizing it, until they begin to affect the atmosphere: more difficult communication, nervous irritation, reduced concentration, etc ...

How well we pay attention while learning is influenced not only by external distractions like background noise but also by internal factors such as how interesting we find the material, according to a ...

Schools can be noisier than many think, but for those who struggle to hear, technology can help teachers communicate better and live healthier lives. Teachers are communicators. But they can’t ...

Schools can be noisier than many think, but for those who struggle to hear, technology can help teachers communicate better and live healthier lives. Teachers are communicators. But they can’t ...