Seating arrangement

Seating Arrangement

BELTEI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYFaculty of Education, Arts, and Humanities

Teaching Methodology

PresentationTopic:

Lecturer Vann Moniroith

Academic Year 2015

Student En Bousong Chum Boonroong

Are you still teaching in a 19th century classroom?

…bored in their

learning environme

nts?

Are your students…

…crammed into dense

seating arrangement

s?

Are your students…

Is this possible a classroom?

Look at traditional classroom!

You have to consider the three main factor:

1)What activities will you teach?Read a story, small group activities, show a video, have students work independently, teach a whole group lesson, teach rules and expectations, taking a test, etc.

What is the most effective arrangement?

2) How many students in your class?-below 10-10 to 25-above 253) How big is your class?-small-medium-large or hall This is end of your turn, Boonroong

What is the most effective arrangement?

The most common 3 types of seat arrangement are:

Row (traditional) Cluster/group U-sharped/circle

Classroom Arrangement

Traditional Rows

Traditional or RowPros• Teacher center• Focus on teacher• Best for large class• Large space for students• Giving lecture and explain

lesson• Q&A session• Best for exam

Cons• Disengaging students• Limits interaction• Limit observation• Walk a lot in class (teacher)• Students at the back seem

to drop off lesson• High voice

Room ArrangementCluster/Groups

Cluster/GroupPros• Confidence• Share knowledge• Monitor student or work• Discussion• Unity• Being a leader

Cons• Copy work• Not listen• Not work as a group• Hard to control• Noisy

Room ArrangementThe Circle

Room ArrangementThe Square

Room ArrangementThe U

U-sharped/circle

Pros• Encourage interaction• Observation/assistance• Control behavior• Easy to hear everyone• Draw attention• Best for role

playing/physical activities• Presentation

Cons• Shy student• Student numbers• Require more space• Need removable desk, table

and chairs

Room ArrangementTheater-Style

Conclusion• Every teacher likes to arrange their classroom

layout for the largest student benefit. Students need to focus and see what is going on in the classroom at any given time. Their seating arrangement can help students learning.

• Although no perfect arrangement exists for all situations, a classrooms layout may need to change based on what a student needs are and how the class material is being presented.

Thank You For Attention!

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