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Classroom architectural design evolution : Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia

Education transformation greatly emphasises curriculum modification to produce impactful future generations and yet often disregards the impact of classroom design in achieving desired education outcomes. The prioritisation of optimal acoustic quality in classroom design is crucial due to the inher...

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Main Authors: Abdul Wafi, Razali, Nazli, Che Din, Musli Nizam, Yahya, Raha, Sulaiman
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Published: IOP Publishing 2024
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https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2721/1/012007
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spelling my.unimas.ir.451772024-07-09T02:07:45Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45177/ Classroom architectural design evolution : Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia Abdul Wafi, Razali Nazli, Che Din Musli Nizam, Yahya Raha, Sulaiman TH Building construction Education transformation greatly emphasises curriculum modification to produce impactful future generations and yet often disregards the impact of classroom design in achieving desired education outcomes. The prioritisation of optimal acoustic quality in classroom design is crucial due to the inherent reliance on auditory abilities in the process of teaching and learning. Therefore, a comprehensive acoustic standard guideline for classrooms, ANSI Standard 12.60, was launched in 2002 and adopted for school classrooms in the USA. However, the scenario might be different in Malaysia, as there is no acoustic standard guideline established. Therefore, this study seeks to identify the actual acoustic conditions of classrooms that were constructed in the post-independence era. On-site acoustic measurements were performed to evaluate significant acoustic parameters, including reverberation time (RT), background noise level (BNL), speech transmission index (STI), and sound pressure level (SPL). The findings revealed that the RT for both classrooms was within the recommended value, while the BNL and STI of both classrooms failed to comply with the established recommended guidelines. In a similar vein, these findings translate the degree of awareness among the education institutions and construction sector of the importance of classroom acoustics in providing a better learning experience among students. IOP Publishing 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45177/1/Classroom%20architectural.pdf Abdul Wafi, Razali and Nazli, Che Din and Musli Nizam, Yahya and Raha, Sulaiman (2024) Classroom architectural design evolution : Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2721 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1742-6596 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2721/1/012007 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/2721/1/012007
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Abdul Wafi, Razali
Nazli, Che Din
Musli Nizam, Yahya
Raha, Sulaiman
Classroom architectural design evolution : Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia
description Education transformation greatly emphasises curriculum modification to produce impactful future generations and yet often disregards the impact of classroom design in achieving desired education outcomes. The prioritisation of optimal acoustic quality in classroom design is crucial due to the inherent reliance on auditory abilities in the process of teaching and learning. Therefore, a comprehensive acoustic standard guideline for classrooms, ANSI Standard 12.60, was launched in 2002 and adopted for school classrooms in the USA. However, the scenario might be different in Malaysia, as there is no acoustic standard guideline established. Therefore, this study seeks to identify the actual acoustic conditions of classrooms that were constructed in the post-independence era. On-site acoustic measurements were performed to evaluate significant acoustic parameters, including reverberation time (RT), background noise level (BNL), speech transmission index (STI), and sound pressure level (SPL). The findings revealed that the RT for both classrooms was within the recommended value, while the BNL and STI of both classrooms failed to comply with the established recommended guidelines. In a similar vein, these findings translate the degree of awareness among the education institutions and construction sector of the importance of classroom acoustics in providing a better learning experience among students.
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author Abdul Wafi, Razali
Nazli, Che Din
Musli Nizam, Yahya
Raha, Sulaiman
author_facet Abdul Wafi, Razali
Nazli, Che Din
Musli Nizam, Yahya
Raha, Sulaiman
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title Classroom architectural design evolution : Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia
title_short Classroom architectural design evolution : Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia
title_full Classroom architectural design evolution : Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia
title_fullStr Classroom architectural design evolution : Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Classroom architectural design evolution : Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia
title_sort classroom architectural design evolution : acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in malaysia
publisher IOP Publishing
publishDate 2024
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45177/1/Classroom%20architectural.pdf
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