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5. The Student's Hearing: Ideally, students would experience consistently
normal hearing; however, on any given day about 43% of primary level children
fail a pure-tone screening at 15 dB and/or immittance screening. It is incredibly
costly and impractical to monitor every child's hearing due to students who may
experience episodes of middle ear infections.
6. The Student's Experience: Adults can miss parts of a message and fill them
in using their life and language experience; however, the young student is
learning from the messages spoken in the classroom and has limited life
experience to use to fill in the blanks. An unnecessary amount of
energy is expended to just hear the signal. This energy could be better spent
thinking about what is taught, integrating the information and applying the
information into their lives.
Sound field equalization provides a solution to the listening issues by amplifying
the teacher's voice through speakers strategically placed in the classroom.
Sound field equalization systems are the most cost-effective and acceptable
technology for facilitating classroom listening. Benefits of using sound field
equalization include:
• Reduced student fatigue
• Improved academic achievement
• Increased positive behavior
• Reduced teacher fatigue
• More positive, energetic teaching
Classroomaudio@us.panasonic.com
877.268.7215
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