Classroom Acoustics Study for 6-12 year olds

Enroll your child in a study to find out how classroom acoustics
affect their ability to understand speech.

Photo of 3 children in a classroom. Who May Participate?

Children between 6 and 12 years old and who are native speakers of English may participate.

To qualify to participate in the study, your child will receive a free hearing and speech screening. You will receive the results of these tests. If your child passes these screenings, he/she will qualify to take part in the study.

Testing:

Your child will be asked to name a series of pictures and/or point to pictures that are named by the tester. Your child will also listen to words from recordings made in classrooms, which will be played through headphones, and he/she will repeat the words. All of the data for the study will be collected in a single, two-hour session.

Benefits of Your Child's Participation:

Participation of your child will contribute towards a better understanding of requirements for designing classrooms for children of different ages.

Compensation:

Your child or family (depending on your preference) will be compensated for your time and will be reimbursed for travel expenses (roundtrip subway or bus fare). Your child will also receive a “prize” at the end of the session.

Summary:

We know that poor classroom acoustics can interfere with the ability to hear and understand speech.

Very little information is available on how classroom acoustics affect the hearing of speech by young children.

We are examining children’s ability to hear speech recorded in typical classroom environments. The information collected in this study will be used to help improve classroom acoustic conditions for children of different ages.

Testing is done at:

Bellevue Hospital
462 First Ave, Building H, 5E5
New York, NY 10016

For information or to schedule an appointment

contact Marcin Wroblewski at 212-263-8455

marcin.wroblewski@med.nyu.edu

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This study has been approved by the Office of Institutional Board of Research Associates, NYU School of Medicine. IRB #05-419, Arlene Neuman, PhD, principal investigator.

This study is sponsored by a grant from the US Department of Education, National Institute of Disability Research and Rehabilitation.