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 inh...
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| author | Razali, A W Che Din, N Yahya, M N Sulaiman, R |
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| 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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| spelling | my.uthm.eprints-114072024-07-30T03:11:10Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11407/ Classroom architectural design evolution: Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia Razali, A W Che Din, N Yahya, M N Sulaiman, R T Technology (General) 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 2023-12-05 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11407/1/P16704_517f51430348b06f5ea191980518aedc%201.pdf Razali, A W and Che Din, N and Yahya, M N and Sulaiman, R (2023) Classroom architectural design evolution: Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia. In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: CONFERENCE SERIES. http://10.1088/1742-6596/2721/1/012007 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) Razali, A W Che Din, N Yahya, M N Sulaiman, R Classroom architectural design evolution: Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| topic | T Technology (General) |
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