This paper analyzes and evaluates several explicit and implicit assumptions that are embedded in the concepts, terminologies, and practices related to vocal registers. A reconciliation of the varied and conflicting register concepts, terminologies, and practices is proposed, including: 1. a brief historical context of vocal registers, 2. a documented science-based theory that accounts for vocal...

There is a national expectation in Australia that ICT will be used to increase student engagement with learning. With increased ICT use comes increasing claims of engagement but only limited research to demonstrate that engagement has occurred. In a pilot project to integrate ICT into learning at an independent K-12 school in regional NSW, teachers and pre-service teachers were teamed with univ...

Method: Normal sample data for the teacher and parent rating scales were collected at several elementary schools in Ankara through 2 different studies. The teacher rating scale sample consisted of 1539 pupils rated by their teachers, and the parent scale sample consisted of 954 pupils rated by their parents. The clinical sample consisted of 270 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperact...

UNLABELLED Studies show a high prevalence of vocal alterations among teachers. One of the criteria for the establishment of the prevalence of vocal alteration is based on teachers' self-perception. OBJECTIVE This study aimed at comparing voice-disordered quality of life measures between a group of teachers who reported vocal alteration and a group of teachers who did not, by verifying the tea...