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ERIC Number: EJ207171
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Noise and Reading Performance in an Open Space School.
Weinstein, Carol S.; Weinstein, Neil D.
Journal of Educational Research, v72 n4 p210-13 Mar-Apr 1979
This investigation compared the reading comprehension of 60 fourth-grade students in an open space school during periods of quiet and periods of naturally occurring background noise. Noise had no significant effect on accuracy or reading speed. (JMF)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Open Education, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Noise Levels