A review of research on the impact of the classroom physical environment on schoolchildren's health

Y Fang, X Luo, J Lu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Students spend more than 70% of their time in the classroom, and the quality of the
classroom environment has an important impact on the physical and mental health of …

Energetic and informational components of speech-on-speech masking in binaural speech intelligibility and perceived listening effort

J Rennies, V Best, E Roverud, G Kidd Jr - Trends in Hearing, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Speech perception in complex sound fields can greatly benefit from different unmasking
cues to segregate the target from interfering voices. This study investigated the role of three …

Behavioral measures of listening effort in school-age children: Examining the effects of signal-to-noise ratio, hearing loss, and amplification

R McGarrigle, SJ Gustafson, BWY Hornsby… - Ear and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Increased listening effort in school-age children with hearing loss (CHL) could
compromise learning and academic achievement. Identifying a sensitive behavioral …

Effect of reverberation and noise type on speech intelligibility in real complex acoustic scenarios

GE Puglisi, A Warzybok, A Astolfi, B Kollmeier - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Enhanced speech intelligibility in realistic acoustic scenarios guarantees effective
communication. Noise and reverberation degrade speech intelligibility, but the combined …

Development of an adaptive scaling method for subjective listening effort

M Krueger, M Schulte, T Brand, I Holube - The Journal of the …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
An adaptive procedure for controlling the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) when rating the
subjectively perceived listening effort (Adaptive Categorical Listening Effort Scaling) is …

A slight increase in reverberation time in the classroom affects performance and behavioral listening effort

N Prodi, C Visentin - Ear and Hearing, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a small change in
reverberation time (from 0.57 to 0.69 s) in a classroom on children's performance and …

Relation between listening effort and speech intelligibility in noise

M Krueger, M Schulte, MA Zokoll, KC Wagener… - American Journal of …, 2017 - ASHA
Purpose Subjective ratings of listening effort might be applicable to estimate hearing
difficulties at positive signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) at which speech intelligibility scores are …

[HTML][HTML] Speech recognition and listening effort in cochlear implant recipients and normal-hearing listeners

KHA Abdel-Latif, H Meister - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The outcome of cochlear implantation is typically assessed by speech recognition tests in
quiet and in noise. Many cochlear implant recipients reveal satisfactory speech recognition …

A potential bias in subjective ratings of mental effort

TM Moore, EM Picou - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018 - ASHA
Purpose Subjective reports of listening effort are frequently inconsistent with behavioral and
physiological findings. A potential explanation is that participants unwittingly substitute an …

The effects of noise and reverberation on listening effort in adults with normal hearing

EM Picou, J Gordon, TA Ricketts - Ear and hearing, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of background noise and
reverberation on listening effort. Four specific research questions were addressed related to …