ERIC Number: EJ1041154
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Oct
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
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The Effects of Aircraft Noise on the Auditory Language Processing Abilities of English First Language Primary School Learners in Durban, South Africa
Hollander, Cara; de Andrade, Victor Manuel
Urban Education, v49 n7 p783-805 Oct 2014
Schools located near to airports are exposed to high levels of noise which can cause cognitive, health, and hearing problems. Therefore, this study sought to explore whether this noise may cause auditory language processing (ALP) problems in primary school learners. Sixty-one children attending schools exposed to high levels of noise were matched to 68 children in quieter schools. Audiological screening and ALP assessments were undertaken and revealed that the children from the noise-exposed schools scored below average in all the ALP subtests. This study suggests that airport noise may impact on children's ALP abilities.
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Urban Schools, Elementary School Students, Air Transportation, Acoustics, Auditory Perception, Language Processing, Comparative Analysis, Audiology, Screening Tests, Neurological Impairments, Listening Skills, Cognitive Development, Child Health, Psychological Patterns, Educational Environment, English, Low Income Groups, Grade 6, Grade 7, Gender Differences, Short Term Memory, Auditory Discrimination, Phonological Awareness, Memory, Phonology, Hearing (Physiology), Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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