Effects of noise and a speaker's impaired voice quality on spoken language processing in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

IS Schiller, A Remacle, N Durieux… - Journal of Speech …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Background noise and voice problems among teachers can degrade listening
conditions in classrooms. The aim of this literature review is to understand how these …

The impact of a speaker's voice quality on auditory perception and cognition: a behavioral and subjective approach

IS Schiller, L Aspöck, SJ Schlittmeier - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Our voice is key for conveying information and knowledge to others during
verbal communication. However, those who heavily depend on their voice, such as teachers …

The Relationship Between Voice Parameters and Speech Intelligibility: A Scoping Review

S Gao, EPM Ma - Journal of Voice, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To synthesize existing evidence of the relationship between voice parameters and
speech intelligibility. Methods Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews …

Intelligibility of dysphonic speech in auralized classrooms

P Bottalico, S Murgia, GE Puglisi, A Astolfi… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Voice disorders can reduce the speech intelligibility of affected speakers. This study
evaluated the effect of noise, voice disorders, and room acoustics on vowel intelligibility …

Noise and a speaker's impaired voice quality disrupt spoken language processing in school-aged children: Evidence from performance and response time measures

IS Schiller, D Morsomme, M Kob, A Remacle - Journal of Speech, Language …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Our aim was to investigate isolated and combined effects of speech-shaped noise
(SSN) and a speaker's impaired voice quality on spoken language processing in first-grade …

A lecturer's voice quality and its effect on memory, listening effort, and perception in a VR environment

IS Schiller, C Breuer, L Aspöck, J Ehret, A Bönsch… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Many lecturers develop voice problems, such as hoarseness. Nevertheless, research on
how voice quality influences listeners' perception, comprehension, and retention of spoken …

Dysphonia interference in schoolteachers' speech intelligibility in the classroom

DC de Melo Mrs, LSMS Dra - Journal of Voice, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract “Among the most common occupations, schooteachers are the ones who
experience the most changes throughout their career. Considering this, the present study …

Classroom Acoustics for Enhancing Students' Understanding When a Teacher Suffers From a Dysphonic Voice

P Bottalico, S Murgia, T Mekus, M Flaherty - Language, Speech, and Hearing …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to assess the acoustical conditions in which optimal
intelligibility and low listening difficulty can be achieved in real classrooms for elementary …

The formant bandwidth as a measure of vowel intelligibility in dysphonic speech

K Ishikawa, JM Webster - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The current paper examined the impact of dysphonia on the bandwidth of the first
two formants of vowels, and the relationship between the formant bandwidth and vowel …

Listening challenges in children: Comprehension and effort in noisy and voice-degraded conditions

S Murgia - Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 2024 - Elsevier
Listening comprehension and effort in children are critical components of cognitive
development, particularly in educational settings where background noise and dysphonia …