RMT use improves speech recognition in noise for inattentive children with listening difficulties during a 4-week crossover RCT¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 RMT use significantly improved speech recognition scores compared with no-RMT use in a simulated noisy classroom. → Shiels 2026

Evidence¶

Shiels 2026¶

Shiels, L., Tomlin, D., Payne, J.M. et al. (2026). Benefits of classroom remote microphone technology for inattentive children. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00427-5

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

Phase one 4-week randomized controlled crossover trial (n=35), assessed in a simulated noisy classroom at 0 dB SNR. Table 1 reports AZ-Bio sentences improving from 58.73 (15.42) without RMT to 85.78 (9.70) with RMT, a Cohen's d of 2.11 (p < 0.001). The text reports that "Both speech recognition and listening comprehension scores improved with device use (P < .001)."

"Both speech recognition and listening comprehension scores improved with device use (P < .001)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Auditory Processing — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• RMT improves auditory attention, sustained auditory attention and auditory response control, with no significant improvement on visual attention measures — related
• RMT use improves listening comprehension of oral directions in noise for inattentive children with listening difficulties — related
• Students and teachers report improved classroom listening during RMT use, with reduced teacher-rated inattention and hyperactivity — related