Seminar 28th February 2012 4 p.m. Room 13/3019
Noise in Schools - Effects on Pupils and Teachers
Professor Bridget Shield
London South Bank University
- Web page
- http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/isess/team.shtml#shield
- Categories
- Acoustics, Education
- Submitter
- Marcus Erridge
ISVR Seminar Series 2011/12
For the past 12 years Bridget has been carrying out research into the effects of noise and poor acoustic design on pupils and teachers in primary and secondary schools, in collaboration with the Institute of Education and (currently) University of Salford. The research has included questionnaire surveys of pupils and teachers, internal and external noise surveys of schools and experimental testing of pupils’ performance in cognitive tests. This talk will present some results of the research including the effects of classroom and environmental noise on pupils’ cognitive performance, school attainment scores and teachers’ health. The impact of the research in influencing current government policy on the regulation of the acoustic design of schools will also be discussed.