Abstract
Classroom acoustics for vocal health of elementary school teachers
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol.137(4), pp.2392-2392
01/01/2015
DOI: 10.1121/1.4920709
PMCID: 8297910
PMID: 34306303
Abstract
School teachers have an elevated risk of voice problems due to vocal demands in the workplace. ANSI SI2.60–2002 provides a standard for classroom acoustics, but it focuses primarily on students and unoccupied classroom settings. This presentation explores a preliminary study of six elementary school teachers that included measurements of architectural acoustics parameters and noise-levels of their classrooms, as well as their speech levels and fundamental frequencies over the course of a school day. The measurement methods and speech trends are discussed for the various cases, demonstrating that classroom acoustics standards may benefit from greater attention to teacher vocal health.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Classroom acoustics for vocal health of elementary school teachers
- Creators
- Jennifer K. Whiting - Brigham Young UniversityZachary R. Jensen - Brigham Young UniversityTimothy W. Leishman - Brigham Young UniversityMark L. Berardi - Brigham Young UniversityEric J. Hunter - Michigan State University
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol.137(4), pp.2392-2392
- DOI
- 10.1121/1.4920709
- PMID
- 34306303
- PMCID
- 8297910
- NLM abbreviation
- J Acoust Soc Am
- ISSN
- 0001-4966
- eISSN
- 1520-8524
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984447859802771
Metrics
7 Record Views