Ulla Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Richard J Shaughnessy
Effects of Classroom Ventilation Rate and Temperature on Students' Test Scores
PloS one
significant differences performance eclectic german test battery auditory processing disorders apd found diagnostic tools children apd controls 2nd 3rd 4th school year primary education aim present study examine whether also case first graders performance behavioral test battery including 14 specific auditory tests compared two subject groups aged 68 yrs 41 first graders apd clinical database 37 typically developing first graders without apd controls significant mean group differences detected performance 12 14 tests children apd showed lower scores excepted two patsysubtests sound frequencies sound intensities significance concerning monaural threshold values narrowly retained statistical significance bonferroni correction controls mastered patsysubtests 8689 cases children apd 7383 test scores boys girls apd lower peers without apd first graders versus without apd could significantly distinguished generally seen trend first graders performance reduced elementary school pupils higher grade level use clinical diagnosis apd nonverbal auditory tests investigated specific age segment appears debatable