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SEATING ARRANGEMENTSFOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING
By: MUHAMMAD AMJAD AKMAL.
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WHYTALKABOUTCLASSROOMLAYOUT
Teacher is not only a facilitator of learning or
dispenser of knowledge but also a manager.
Stimuli leads to a response.
Environment is the chief stimuli towards learning. Engaging environment engaged learners.
Dull environment dull, uninterested learners.
Classroom layout, apparently, is easiest to
manipulate.
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CONTD
Class rooms are complex, busy places. They must
accommodate many people and activities each day.
The physical arrangement of a class room has
significant implications regarding discipline ,
classroom management and strongly influences
learning.
Different configurations provide different ways for
students to participate in and the teacher to provide
instruction.
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TRADITIONAL Good visibility and sound for
all. Space-effective.
Good for traditional teaching
styles.
Drawbacks Difficult to have personal
contact with all pupils.
You cant bend over to help
someone.
Restricted views for the back
row.
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CIRCLE Encourages everyone to get
involved. Great for debates and discussions.
Lots of teacher and pupil contact.
No barrier between teacher andstudents.
Drawbacks Not easy to set up with rectangular
tables!
There may be a scramble for seatsand momentary disorder as pupils
face an unexpected seating pattern. Youll probably have to move the
furniture before and after theactivity.
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U STYLE Great for getting around the class
and amongst your pupils. Good visibility for pupils.
A standard pattern so pupils wont
worry about finding seats.
Traditional and business like.Drawbacks
Crowdy classes will communicate
with each other across the room.
Not very conducive to group work. Those sat at the front ends are
facing the board at an angle.
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V STYLE
Great for visibility. Great for teacher / pupil
contact.
Less formal than the U-
shape.Drawbacks
Takes up loads of space
best with a small group.
Not ideal for group work.
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CAF-STYLE
Great for group work.
Informal encourages pupils to
participate in discussion. Easy for the teacher to
circulate.
Drawbacks Some pupils will have poor
visibility and may even havetheir backs to you.
Lack of attention and chattingcan be a problem harder tocontrol behavior.
Encourages pupils to sit infriendship groups, whichdoesnt always help create theability or social mix that youneed.
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STADIUM SEATING Enables the teacher to see what
every child is doing. Gives all students a clear view of
the front of the room,
Leaves space in the front of theroom for a rug, open area,overhead projector cart, podium,
table, and so on.Drawbacks Does not work well with a large
number of desks.
Less effective in terms of
management when more than tworows are used,
Less suitable for classrooms thatuse cooperative learning methods.
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RULESFOR CLASS MANAGEMENT
Treat each student with respect.
Criticize in private and praise in public.
Maintain a sense of humor.
Recognize your bad moods and work on them. Never yell.
Dont talk bad about students or teachers.
Take care of your problems yourself.
Make no judgments based on prior actions.
Grades do not mean its learning that matters.
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IMPACT
The classroom should present a cheerful, inviting,
motivating and purposeful setting for learning.
Gaining and keeping students attention is an
ongoing challenge for teachers. Workable seating
arrangements can help make this task easier.
This allows the teacher to more readily monitor the
students activities and can have a significant impact
on students behavior and learning.
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