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Sound Enhanced Classroom Technology Learning Benefits & Research Review To Maximize Teacher Performance & Student Achievement Jeff Anderson Audio Enhancement 1-800-383-9362 [email protected]

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Sound Enhanced Classroom Technology. To Maximize Teacher Performance & Student Achievement. Learning Benefits & Research Review. Jeff Anderson Audio Enhancement 1-800-383-9362 [email protected]. The Effect Audio Enhancement Has On Classroom Learning. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Sound Enhanced Classroom Technology

Sound Enhanced Classroom Technology

Learning Benefits & Research Review

To Maximize Teacher

Performance & Student

Achievement

Jeff AndersonAudio Enhancement

[email protected]

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The Effect Audio Enhancement Has On Classroom Learning • Dramatically improved student

achievement, especially with targeted NCLB students

• Has helped schools nationwide meet and exceed Federal mandated improvement standards & Adequate Yearly Progress -AYP

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What Happens When Students Can’t Hear?

• National Geographic Reports– A Cornell University Study

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Cornell University Conclusion

• If students can not focus on the spoken work of the teacher, students not only loose the desire to learn but also the ability

– Poor acoustics can interfere with the student’s development of spoken language, reading and writing skills, and academic performanceEvans, “Community Noise Exposure and Stress in

Children” (Journal Acoustical Society of America, 2001)

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The Problem

Discussion of the Needs of Today’s Modern Classroom

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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The Problem• Failing Schools, Failing Students • Lack of Improvement for Targeted

NCLB Students • Not Meeting AYP• Teacher Absenteeism & Vocal

Fatigue• Student Misbehavior• Increased Class Size • Environmental factors

– Acoustics– Noise

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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The Solution

How Do We Address These Needs?

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Top 10 Returns On Investment

1. Timely and Sustained Teacher Support 2. High-Speed Internet Access 3. Risk Assessment 4. Microphones for Teachers Research shows that students in amplified classrooms are making significant gains in achievement. 5. Video-on Demand 6. Wireless Environments 7. Digital Projectors 8. Data Management Tools 9. Portable Storage 10. Online Subscriptions

Technology & Learning Magazine November, 2004 Issue

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Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) Sound-field Enhancement in the Classroom Has:

• Transformative Value• Universal Design Application

Benefits to Students: • Enhances & Distributes Teacher’s Voice Evenly• Creates More Personal Teaching Environment• Enables Students to Listen Better and More Clearly Focus

“Adaptation of Infrared Technology to Classroom Sound-field Amplification has been an Important Breakthrough, Making it Compatible with Universal Design Principles and Usable in Schools of Any Size.”

HOT TECHNOLOGIES FOR K-12 SCHOOLS The 2005 Guide for Technology Decision Makers

November, 2004

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Enhance The Learning Environment

• Use of Audio Enhancement technology– Infrared wireless microphone on

teacher– Ceiling speakers distributed evenly– 360 degree infrared sensors– Infrared receiver/amplifier in room – Infrared student pass around

microphone– Integration with multi-media

technologiesProblem Solution What

Happens?Environment Results Touchy

Feely

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What Is an Audio Enhanced Classroom?

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Enhancement vs. Amplification

• Traditional amplification system– Amplifies and makes the voice or

presentation louder but not necessarily clear and understandable

• Enhancement system– Distributes the voice evenly

throughout the listening environment– Voice is clear and understandable

regardless of physical position of speaker and listener

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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What Happens?

What Happens to the Classroom Environment

With Audio Enhancement?

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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What Happens?• Ideal teaching environment:

– One-on-one instruction

• Allow students to hear and understand information given

• Eliminate distance• Teacher can speak in nurturing

tones• Teacher can be heard over

disturbances

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Student’s Hearing• Adults have a distinct advantage

in audio processing…– Children’s auditory network not

developed until 15– Adults have life experience that fills

in the blanks– Children DO NOT have the years of

experience– Children have difficulty performing

auditory-cognitive closure

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Student’s HearingHuman speech is filled with

gaps.

• There are gaps in sound and meaning when we speak. In adults who have the benefit of experience, the brain automatically fills in the gaps and makes language meaningful.

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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How Do Students Listen Differently From Adults?• Better to be safe than• Don’t bite the hand that• You can’t teach an old dog new• A penny saved is• Children should be seen and not• If at first you don’t succeed

• Punch a 5th Grader• Looks dirty• math• Not much• Spanked or grounded• Get new batteries

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Teacher Absenteeism Decline With Audio Enhancement Systems

• Iowa Teacher had a 36% decline in teacher absenteeism. Lower teacher complaints of vocal fatigue & sick leave for voice, jaw, throat problems

- Allen, Dubuque Iowa Public Schools, 1996

A study of nationwide school districts showed up to a 30% decrease in teacher absenteeism when using sound enhancement

– BYU, Department of Marriage Family Human Development, 2003

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

Substantial financial savings in substitute teacher pay & uninterrupted student learning

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Environment

What Role Does the Environment Play?

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Distance Matters• Sound decreases over distance• 6 db every time distance is

doubled• Inverse Square Law

6dB Decrease

8-Feet 8-Feet

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Research Based Results

Anaheim Public Schools, CAOrange County Public

Schools, FL

Denver Public Schools, COJeffco Public Schools, COOakland Public Schools,

MISalt Lake City Area

Schools

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Improved Teacher Instruction & Student Achievement – Oakland ISD

• Intermediate schools showed minimum of 10% gains

• 4 years of data following implementation

• 75% of all classrooms sound enhanced in the district

Edwards, Office of Student Services, Oakland ISD Sound Field report, 2003

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Improved Teacher Instruction & Student Achievement – OCPS (FL) Secondary Schools

• 3-year historical gains study reported improved student achievement with 6th–7th–8th grade students.

• 10-11% minimum gain as measured by FCAT (Bernier, Odyssey Middle School, Orange County Public Schools, FL 2003)(Clark, Orange County Public Schools, FL, 2002)

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Improved Teacher Instruction & Student Achievement – OCPS (FL) Elementary Schools

• Urban Title-I schools - Reversal in student performance are in Urban Title-I schools Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, Florida

• Increased student achievement 10% to 15% as measured by FCAT

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Orange County Public Schools Reverse Failing Scores 3rd Grade

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

Reading Math

Before - 2001-02

After - 2002-03

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Orange County Public Schools Reverse Failing Scores 4th Grade

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

Reading Math

Before - 2001-02

After - 2002-03

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Reading Math

Orange County Public Schools Reverse Failing Scores 5th Grade

Before - 2001-02

After - 2002-03

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Improved Teacher Instruction & Student Achievement – Anaheim (CA) Elementary Schools

• Multiple year study of 3rd and 4th grade student cohorts reported up to 15% gains in reading, math, language and spelling over a 3-year period as measured with Stanford-9 Achievement Tests. (Boggs & McClanahan, Anaheim Public Schools, CA, 2003)

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Literacy and Math Gains Anaheim, CA Public School 3rd and 4th Grades

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Reading Math Language Spelling

3rd/ 013rd/ 02 - Audio-Enhanced4th/ 014th/ 02 - Audio-Enhanced

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Improved Teacher Instruction & Student Achievement –

Salt Lake County Elementary

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Math Reading Language Science SocialScience

CompleteBattery2000 - No Intervention

2001 - Audio-Enhanced

2002 - Audio-Enhanced

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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2nd GRADE - 2000 3rd GRADE - 2001 4th GRADE - 2002 5th Grade - 2003

CLASS AVERAGES

English Secondary Language (ESL/ELL) Students Learn Better

AVERAGE GAIN 16.25%

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

• 3-Year Academic Growth of student cohort in audio enhanced classrooms (Salt Lake County, UT)

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High Achieving Schools Also Benefit From Sound Enhancement

• JEFFCO Public Schools - Colorado– Maple Grove Elementary

• Previously scored in 8th and 9th Stanines• Assessments increased average of 3.6 %

after implementation of enhancement• Earned “John Irwin school of excellence”

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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CSAP Test Gains

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82

87

92

97

3rd Reading

4th Reading

4th Writing

5th Reading

2001 - No Intervention2002 - Audio-Enhanced

 

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Improved Phonemic Awareness

• Phonemic Awareness (sounds of spoken language) is a prerequisite to successful reading & comprehension

• Teachers instruction in sound enhanced classrooms had significantly improved student development of phonemic awareness’

(Flexer, University of Akron, 2002)

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Student Evaluation Results

Teaching to Enhance Listening and Learning

IT IS EASIER TO HEAR MY TEACHER WHEN SHE/HE USES THE SOUND SYSTEM

MY TEACHER’S VOICE IS LOUD AND CLEAR WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM

THE SOUND SYSTEM HELPS ME LISTEN BETTER

WHEN MY TEACHER IS WRITING ON THE BOARD, I CAN STILL HEAR HIM/HER WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM

I LIKE HAVING MY TEACHER USE THE SOUND SYSTEM IN OUR CLASSROOM

YES!

98%

95%

92%

93%

97%

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Student Classroom Behavior Improved

• Students in OCPS, Oakland ISD, Salt Lake, Anaheim studies noted improved student on-task behavior, attention span, and short-term memory retention in sound enhanced classrooms

• Coincides with University of West Florida study that found sound enhanced classrooms reduced off-task student behavior

(Ryan, University of West Florida, 2002)

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Increased Class Size Did Not Negatively Affect Student Achievement in Sound Enhanced Classrooms

• Unexpected Class Size Increase of Students (15-20%) in OCPS, Oakland ISD, Salt Lake, Anaheim multiple year studies

• Results showed continued positive student achievement of 10-15% on standardized testing (Stanford 9s & FCAT) regardless of increased size

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Teaching to Enhance Listening and Learning

Teacher Evaluation Results

Teacher Evaluation 5=Strongly Agree 3=Neutral 1=Strongly Disagree

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5 Oral assignments/ less

reinstructionMore attentive students

Better voice projection

Better listening

Less fatigue

Less voice strain

Easy to use

Students prefer

amplificationEnjoy the system

Like to keep it

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Touchy Feely

Some Subjective Analysis

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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What Teachers Say• You can take away my desks and manuals but

I’ll bar the door if you take my amplification equipment. Louise Ortberg, Fulton school

• I love my sound field! It has made a huge difference in the fatigue level of my voice. It is less strained and I have fewer sore throats as a result. Sue Emmendorfer

• I found the microphone to be very beneficial when reading journals, textbooks, or reading stories. The kids volunteer to read out loud a lot more when the microphone is in use. Scott Wilkie

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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What Principals Say• Made a significant change in the

learning environment• Students more actively engaged in

learning process• Teachers spend more time teaching less

time managing student behaviors• “I believe that the increased scores can

be directly attributed to the implementation of sound enhancement because we made no other significant changes in our instructional program or staff”

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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Instructional Equipment Survey

Equipment #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Classroom Amplification 95% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Computer 0% 37% 47% 0% 16% 0%

Overhead Projector 5% 40% 25% 15% 10% 5%

TV 0% 0% 15% 40% 20% 25%

Tape Recorder 0% 16% 20% 11% 16% 37%

VCR 0% 5% 21% 42% 26% 6%

Teachers were asked to rank the following equipment from 1 to 6 with 1 being the piece of equipment that has the greatest direct influence on learning.

Problem Solution What Happens?

Environment Results TouchyFeely

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For further information regarding audio enhanced classrooms:

Audio Enhancement

800-383-9362

www.Audioenhancement.com

[email protected]