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SEATING ARRANGEMENTSFOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING

By: MUHAMMAD AMJAD AKMAL.

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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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