Orange County Regional Chapter (OCASA)

Good Classroom Acoustics

Good acoustics improves learning!

There is an active movement to improve the acoustics of classrooms and other learning spaces to improve learning. The movement has broad support throughout the community of acoustical professionals including acoustical consultants, audiologists, hard-of-hearing organizations and noise control engineers. The Acoustical Society of America spearheaded a successful effort to create coalition of acoustical professionals. The coalition is working toward a US national standard for classroom acoustics. It's motto is:

"Let the Word be Heard"

Good Classroom Acoustics are a Good Investment for America
by David Lubman and Louis C. Sutherland
138th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America Columbus, OH, Nov 5, 1999
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The Classroom Acoustics Coalition. To learn more about this movement, and about the benefits of good classroom acoustics, go to: http://www.nonoise.org/quietnet/qc/index.htm

and read the papers at:

"FICAN Symposium on the Effects of Aircraft Noise on Children's Learning"
http://www.fican.org/pages/sympos02.html

Why should you want to raise your children in a quiet community? Read this summary of the adverse effects of chronic noise on young children's physiology, motivation, attention, memory, and achievement:
Design of Child Care Centers and Effects of Noise on Young Children

Will you work for good acoustics at your school?  Written resources for creating learning environments with desirable listening conditions have been prepared by the Acoustical Society of America. Visit http://asa.aip.org/classroom.html
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