Table 2 Site and study participation details for each of the collaborating schools.

From: The effect of classroom environment on literacy development

School

Year

Socio-educational Advantage (ICSEA) School Percentile

Noise LAeq,(10 min) (dB)

Reverberation (s)

Condition Sequence

Participants (Baseline) Total: 196

Participants (completing open & enclosed terms) Total: 146

Age Range (years)

Open

Enclosed

Open

Enclosed

BR

2016

94

61.7

60.3

0.36

0.35

O/E/O

26

22

7.6–9.0

BR

2017

94

*

*

*

*

E/O/E

23

19

7.0–8.9

BR

2019

93

*

*

*

*

O/E/O

31

10

8.2–9.0

KI

2018

61

55.7

50.2

0.52

0.37

O/E/O

16

12

8.0–10.0

KI

2019

61

*

*

*

*

E/O/E

8

4

8.2–9.8

FL

2016

90

67.0

65.0

0.62

0.62

E/O/E

27

26

7.9–10.00

EN

2018

90

61.8

55.5

0.44

0.36

E/O/E

19

17

8.0–9.0

HA

2019

48

66.5

54.0

0.47

0.43

E/O/E

12

7

7.2–10.00

PA

2019

43

59.8

55.2

0.38

0.39

O/E/O

34

29

8.2–10.4

  1. ICSEA: The Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) scale represents a school’s level of educational advantage and is primarily based on the family backgrounds of enroled students. See the My School website for details: http://www.myschool.edu.au.
  2. Noise Level: LAeq,(10 min): Equivalent continuous sound level (A-weighted) recorded over a 10 minute sample period.
  3. Condition Sequence: O/E/O Term 2: Open-plan; Term 3: Enclosed-plan; Term 4: Open-plan.
  4. E/O/E Term 2: Enclosed-plan; Term 3: Open-plan; Term 4: Enclosed-plan.