Classrooms with good acoustics can help Architectural Acoustics is defined by Gary

both the teacher and the student in terms W. Siebein in an article Architectural
of delivery information and absorbing acoustics that it is the science of sound as
necessary knowledge for this lessons. it it pertains to building.
aids them in terms of better
This discussion focuses on the room
understanding of the topics.
acoustics involves in the design of the
According to the Website Human Spaces, interior of the buildings to project
a research shows that the quieter the reflected and diffused sound at
classroom, the better the academic appropriate levels on a given time interval.
performance of the students and lessens
the stress for the teacher which results to
a better and improve sense of well- being
for both the teacher and the students.

When it is not achieved, some of the

problems may occur on how the student:

understands the message

reads and spells the word
behaves in the classroom
pays attention to the given lesson
concentrates on the given lesson
or presentation.

Common problems that are encountered

that interfares with the acoustic of the

CLASROOM area are the following;

noise outside the building

ACOUSTICS
noise inside the building
noise within the classroom
.
Architectural design of the classroom
Good acoustics is essential in effective
includes room size, shape , and surface.
learning of the students to deliver a good
quality speech that can be easily heard.
COMPERATIVE
IDEAL CLASSROOM
ANALYSIS STANDARDS AND
RECOMMENDATION

In the DepEd Order No. 64, s 2017 "The for every classroom partition should be in
CLASSROOM DESCRIPTION
DepEd School Building Performance according to the ANSI standards that
AND OBSERVATION
Standards and Specifications" in the includes the following Classroom
section for Architectural Design Standards Acoustics and Legislation ANSI standards:
In classroom situation, the the Engineering
for classroom size must be 7 meters and 9
Complex the dimension of the said
meters. ANSI/ ASA S12.60 PART 1:
classroom is approximately 7 meters by 10
meters with a ceiling height of 2.4 meters
Different materials to be applied in the ANSI/ASA S12.60-2009 PART 2:
in a regular rectangular shape. The
interior of the room that helps in the
classroom is situated in the area near the
regulation of noise and sound. For the
highway.
ceiling of the room, acoustical panels on BACKGROUND NOISE
the ceiling that should have a sound
The materials that was used in the said
absorption coefficient. The flooring should
building was mostly concrete walling and
also covered in carpet to absorb noises of
ceiling, with glass windows facing the
movement in the area. For the the
highway road which the background
modification of of the existing walls by
noise is very evident that mostly consist of
applying or using materials such as sound
noise coming from the cars or crowd on
absorbing panels and acoustical ceiling
the ground
tiles to walls.

Due to the use of glass the panels, the said

Other methods to help the acoustics of the
classroom in the engineering building is
classroom is by this illustrated in a
humid in a timeframe starting at 10:00 am
soundproofing system in the following
and especially around approximately 3:00
pages.
to 4:00 in the afternoon due to direct
sunlight exposure, especially the area that
uses glass panels.
COMPERATIVE
ANALYSIS COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT In planning and designing it is importance
CLASSROOMS to consider the purpose of the spaces in
terms of zoning. The materials to be used
and the different factors that needs to be
considered. In designing a classroom with
IDEAL CLASSROOM
good architectural acoustic, one must be
STANDARDS AND
aware of the different effects of the
RECOMMENDATION
materials that is used whether if it reflects
or absorbs the sound. One should be able
to incorporate different methods in
Taken from Classroom Acoustics I
ACOUSTIC DETAILING FOR isolating the noise and enhancing the

SOUNDPROOFING sounds for the users.

The recommended temperature for a room

that aims to produce good acoustic is
between 21- 24 degrees Celsius. Materials
used in a classroom should not reflect heat
Mentioned in the
to the room rather contain the heat
illustration the REFERENCES:
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