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Soundfield Systems
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Classroom Soundfield from Connevans
benefits the tutor
With reduced vocal
fatigue the day is less
tiring, class discipline
and attentiveness will
improve, less repetition
is required and there is
generally a more
relaxing teaching
experience.
benefits the student
All members of the class will
hear their teacher more clearly
including those with temporary
or permanent hearing loss.
Academic performance &
enjoyment of lessons has been
shown to improve significantly
with the introduction of a
Connevans soundfield system.
A soundfield system...
A good soundfield system enables all students
in a classroom to hear equally well, wherever
they are seated and in whichever direction the
teacher is facing.
Who do soundfield systems help?
Everybody!
Teachers find they have reduced voice strain (and
stress!) and students respond faster, which results
in more efficient & effective lessons. Even a simple
request to ‘turn to page six’ is responded to faster.
The soundfield benefit All students benefit in some way
and those with various types of learning difficulties and minor day to day short term hearing
variations (such as glue ear or even a cold) gain particular benefit.
A natural sound With the enhanced & distributed sound from a soundfield system, students feel
they are being spoken to with normal voice inflection, rather than being spoken at, with a raised
monotone voice.
Listening is learning Students spend up to half the school
day learning by listening, and of course hearing is the
key for good student achievement. Most classrooms
were not built with optimum acoustics in mind
‒
at the rear of a typical classroom only around 15%
of the speech energy (the volume from the teacher)
remains and by the time the sound gets to the back
of the class, it is often diffused or ‘echoey’.
Learning to listen A modern soundfield system will
supply an even spread of sound around the room.
Children are continually building their language base
and do not have the same linguistic experience as adults, so
they need to hear all the words clearly to help them understand. Studies show that children need
about a 10dB louder speech signal than adults, which is why a Connevans soundfield system is so
beneficial. Listeners are also surprised how relaxing the sound is.
There is no need to shout A classroom soundfield gives gentle amplification around the room so
that, when you walk into the room, you almost don’t know there is a system in use ‒ until the
soundfield is turned off!