It’s easy to understand why learning may suffer when the teacher’s voice has to compete with a passing 747, but emerging research suggests that quieter noises can have varied effects on student ...

In the classroom, decibel levels can gradually increase without us realizing it, until they begin to affect the atmosphere: more difficult communication, nervous irritation, reduced concentration, etc ...

Schools can be noisier than many think, but for those who struggle to hear, technology can help teachers communicate better and live healthier lives. Teachers are communicators. But they can’t ...

You may have observed that older people have more difficulty following a conversation in a noisy environment. Most people attribute this problem to being deaf. However, many of these people are not ...

Hours of small-group instruction lead to the kind of background noise that interferes with learning. It’s hard to concentrate when there’s lots of talking in the background. That’s a problem for ...

All of us come across different sounds in our life—sounds from television, radio, household appliances, traffic, children’s’ laughter, rain, calls of animals/birds and many more. Sounds that are too ...

Classrooms can be overwhelming so some schools are taking a different approach which researchers say lowers heart rates and noise levels and improves focus - they've headed outside. "The noise inside ...