Acoustics - hearing, listening and learning: Guide

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Adding Acoustic materials

The Essex study - sound treatment in rooms. A balloon is burst in four classrooms with varying degrees of acoustic treatment - the sound quality in each room is clearly related to the treatment! 

 

The Essex Study A YouTube presentation.

Simon Smith of Sweyne Park School gives his experience of teaching in the classrooms treated as part of the Essex Study, but also explains the importance of a good acoustic environment when teaching. "You can hear who's talking, you can deal with a quiet word". Pupils Grace Gillmore and Eleanor. 

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