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The effects of classroom noise on children: Evidence for sex differences
Author(s) -
Christie Daniel J.,
Glickman Carl D.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198007)17:3<405::aid-pits2310170322>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - quiet , psychology , task (project management) , noise (video) , developmental psychology , intellectual ability , cognition , physics , management , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , economics , image (mathematics)
To clarify the relationship between classroom noise and children's intellectual performance, 156 first‐, third‐, and fifth‐grade children worked on a matrix task in either a noisy environment (70dbA) or in a quiet environment (40dbA). Children's performance on the intellectual task increased with age. Moreover, in the environment with classroom noise, boys consistently solved more complex matrix problems than did girls.