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Does Aircraft Noise Impair Learners' Reading Comprehension, Attention and Working Memory? A Pilot Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Seabi --- University of the Witwatersrand, Paul Goldschagg --- University of the Witwatersrand, Kate Cockcroft --- University of the Witwatersrand,The study sought to determine whether the cognitive performance of learners is affected by exposure to aircraft noise. The cognitive performance (reading comprehension, attention and memory) of 174 learners aged 9–13 years (males = 69, females = 68; Unidentified =... -
Understanding visuals in HIV/AIDS education in South Africa: differences between literate and low-literate audiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adelia Carstens Alfons Maes Lilian Gangla-BirirThis article reports on a research project aimed at determining the scope and nature of differences in picture comprehension between literate and low-literate audiences in the context of HIV and AIDS. Structured interviews were held with 30 low-literate and 24... -
How peer conversations about HIV/AIDS media messages affect comprehension and beliefs of young South African women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: E. Lubinga --- , , South Africa A.A. Maes --- , , The Netherlands C.J.M. Jansen --- , , South AfricaMost existent research on the effects of interpersonal discussions about health campaign messages is based on surveys. In this study, we analysed actual conversations about an HIV/AIDS poster to find out possible effects. Young South African women in 59 dyads... -
Acoustic, perceptual and social analyses of speech convergence of black and white people in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Joy Oluchi Uguru --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nkechi Mgbodichinma Ukaegbu --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaThis study assesses speech convergence between white American English (AE) speakers and black Nigerian English (NE) speakers. Most studies base convergence on speech shadowing, but this study investigates convergence in real-life conversations. Eighty utterances were analysed with PRAAT. The utterances...
