Oral communication is a fundamental part of teaching and learning in classrooms. Correct
reception of the teacher's message is a necessary condition for good communication …

Background Perception of speech is crucial in school where speech is the main mode of
communication. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether a web based approach …

In order to obtain an effective speech communication in rooms it is advisable, besides
reaching the full intelligibility of words, to minimize the effort paid by the listener in the …

Purpose: Good verbal signals and low background noise are key factors for all children to
maximize understanding of what is being taught. Classroom shape, surroundings, and even …

This study evaluates the speech reception performance of native (L1) and non-native (L2)
normal-hearing young adults in acoustical conditions containing varying amounts of …

Objective: The overall goal of this work is to create new speech perception tests that more
closely resemble real world communication and offer an alternative or complement to the …

Guidelines Several principles must be followed if researchers and clinicians are to meet the
challenge of designing and applying valid behavioral tests of auditory capacity. 1. Child's …

Purpose As oral communication in higher education is vital, good classroom acoustics is
needed to pass the verbal message to university students. Non-auditory factors such as …

Objective: This study explores the effect of voice quality and competing speaker/-s on
children's performance in a passage comprehension task. Furthermore, it explores the …

Suboptimal listening conditions interfere with listeners' on-line comprehension. A degraded
source signal, noise that interferes with sound transmission, and/or listeners' cognitive or …