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 …

A scoping review of the effect of classroom acoustic conditions on primary school children's numeracy performance and listening comprehension

K Mealings - Acoustics Australia, 2023 - Springer
Obtaining adequate numeracy skills and listening comprehension skills at primary school
are vital for children's future success. However, classrooms are often noisy and reverberant …

A virtual classroom can elicit teachers' speech characteristics: evidence from acoustic measurements during in vivo and in virtuo lessons, compared to a free speech …

A Remacle, S Bouchard, AM Etienne, MC Rivard… - Virtual Reality, 2021 - Springer
To achieve pedagogic goals and deal with environmental constraints such as noise when
lecturing, teachers adapt their speech production in terms of frequency, intensity, and …

The effect of background noise on a “studying for an exam” task in an open-plan study environment: A laboratory study

E Braat-Eggen, J Reinten, M Hornikx… - Frontiers in Built …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Students can be disturbed by background noise while working in an open-plan study
environment. To improve the acoustic quality of open-plan study environments a study was …

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 …

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 …

Listening to a dysphonic speaker in noise may impede children's spoken language processing in a realistic classroom setting

IS Schiller, D Morsomme, M Kob, A Remacle - Language, Speech, and …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate children's processing of dysphonic speech
in a realistic classroom setting, under the influence of added classroom noise. Method …

Which teachers are most at risk for voice disorders? Individual factors predicting vocal acoustic parameters monitored in situ during a workweek

A Remacle, N Lefèvre - International Archives of Occupational and …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To identify the factors affecting teachers' vocal acoustic parameters, with the aim of
detecting individuals at risk of phonotrauma. Method The voicing time, voice sound pressure …

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 …

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 …