Acoustics - listening and learning

Revised version: Contributions by members of the ALTWG (Stuart Whyte, Brian Copsey, James Mander) including Educational Audiologists from the professional associations; British Association of Educational Audiologists (BAEA) (Claire Bateson, Anne Bailey) and BATOD (Teresa Quail). Thank you to original authors of the original Acoustics MESHGuide: Ann Underwood, Roger Turner, Stuart Whyte, Joy Rosenberg, Pauline Cobbold, Gill Weston| View as single page | Comment/Feedback

Adding Acoustic materials

The Essex study - sound treatment in rooms. A balloon is burst in four classrooms with varying degrees of acoustic treatment - the sound quality in each room is clearly related to the treatment! 

The Essex Study A YouTube presentation.

Simon Smith of Sweyne Park School gives his experience of teaching in the classrooms treated as part of the Essex Study, but also explains the importance of a good acoustic environment when teaching. "You can hear who's talking, you can deal with a quiet word". Pupils Grace Gillmore and Eleanor. 

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