Sound Absorption in Schools

When students can clearly hear what the teacher is saying, they stay more focused for longer. This leads to students contributing more to class discussions and being more interested in the lesson. The pupils can also communicate easily with the teacher without the teacher needing to ask them to repeat themselves, which can undermine confidence. Irritating background noise is very stressful for both the teacher and the pupils and it leads to tension and stress which is not conducive to a good learning environment. A good absorber will reduce this background noise by several decibels which is clearly beneficial for all. The teacher should be more relaxed and calm and this will reflect positively on the students. Also some students with learning difficulties get very tense in a noisy situation so very good sound absorption is critical in their learning environment.