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SNAG Members
Goals of SNAG
Current Issues:
Noise
SPL (dBA)
Whisper
20
Quiet residence
30
40
Speech range
50-70
Cafeteria
80
Band class
88
P.E. class
89
Accelerating motorcycle
100
Rock concert
120
140
Inside sources:
Student activity
Equipment: computers, projectors
Reverberation (echo) of sound within the
room
Neighbouring classrooms
Ventilation and heating systems
Signal-to-noise ratio
(SNR)
Example:
Teachers voice (signal) = 60 dBA
Background noise = 45 dBA
SNR = 60-45 = +15 dB
Grade 1: +15.5
Grade 3: +12.5
Grade 6: +8.5
Young adults (lab): +1
SNR of +10 dB
Speech understanding in
younger children
Double Jeopardy
ESL, immersion
Cumulative effects?
Ideal listening
environment
Acoustic characteristics of
the ideal listening
environment
Recommended noise level of
unoccupied classroom:
In general, no!
SNR in Canadian
classrooms (Bradley, 2005)
Poor understanding
Decreased attention
Decreased performance
Teacher
Reading deficiencies
Reduced motivation
Delayed language acquisition
Other
Occupational hazard?
Summary of effects of
classroom acoustics
Existing schools
Conclusion
Additional information
http://www.caa-aca.ca/MainFrame.htm
http://www.infosource.nrccnrc.gc.ca/reports/ctus/ctu51e.pdf