Headset for young children in speech production experiments

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Hi Daan,
You can simply use a voice recorder, as well. If you put it into a paper 
bag on the table, it would be fine. At least, it worked with Turkish 
children for our reaction time research.
I hope, you will find the best solution for you.
Best

On Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:21:47 PM UTC+3, Emily Rusnak wrote:
>
> Hi Daan, 
>
> We used a headset microphone with preschoolers (ages 4 and 5) for 
> priming (reaction time) research.  The kids did great with the 
> headset.  Most of them thought it was very "cool" to wear.  It didn't 
> distract them in the least; after one trial, they all basically forgot 
> they were wearing it.  We also tried a desktop microphone with this 
> research.  Children were definitely more distracted by the microphone 
> sitting in front of them. More than one fiddled with it (one even 
> tried to bite it!). 
>
> I don't know the name of the equipment off hand, but I can find it out 
> for you with an email or two to colleagues.  Just let me know if you'd 
> like me to search for the info.  I don't know if it would really be 
> necessary to get a specific brand though, outside of quality 
> differences in recorded information. 
>
> Hope that helps-- 
>
>
> Emily Rusnak 
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Velde, D.J. van de 
> <d.j.van.... at hum.leidenuniv.nl <javascript:>> wrote: 
> > Dear all, 
> > 
> > I’m planning a set of several minute long experiments in which I record 
> > trial-by-trial verbal responses of young children (3-7 y.o.). For 
> instance, 
> > they name a picture or respond to a question. 
> > 
> > I’m afraid the children will not always keep looking at the screen when 
> > responding. Therefore, a separate microphone would not be an option. A 
> lapel 
> > microphone, although a bit better, is problematic for the same reason. 
> > Instead, I’m thinking of a headworn microphone (possibly combined with 
> > headphones). Does anybody have experience with using this type of 
> microphone 
> > with children these ages? Does it distract them (more than just in the 
> > beginning)? Does it easily stay attached to the head? If you have 
> positive 
> > experiences, could you recommend a specific brand or type? 
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you very much for your help, 
> > Daan van de Velde 
> > 
> > 
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