Thread by @jess_masso

New paper on children's reactions to #classroom #noise from a collaborative project #edneuro
Thanks @IOE_London for supporting open access.
@Philecole @BirkbeckBabylab @BerthierBonfig2
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

1/8 Most of the studies explaining why some people are more distracted and annoyed by noise are done on adult populations

2/8 Classroom settings are noisy and although it can mean more exchanges and discussions, it is raised as an issue by teachers and pupils

3/8 We asked French primary school pupils how distracted and annoyed they were by classroom noise. They were moderately distracted/annoyed but as always there is variability.

4/8 Children also reported how often they were mind-wandering and how good they thought they were at switching from one task to another.

5/8 Children who reported having switching difficulties were also more distracted and annoyed by noise.

6/8 Mind-wandering was related to more distraction but not directly related to more annoyance.

7/8 Supports theories of mind-wandering as reflecting attentional difficulties. MW children are not ‘immune’ to their environment because they think of something else.

8/8 Some insight into inter-individual differences. Papers ends with suggestions to be discussed with educators 🙂