The document discusses effective classroom seating arrangements. It considers three main factors in arranging seating: the planned classroom activities, class size, and available classroom space. The most common seating arrangements described are traditional rows, clusters or groups, and a U-shape or circle. Each arrangement has pros and cons depending on the teaching approach and needs of the students. The conclusion is that while no single arrangement is perfect, the layout should be chosen based on the students' needs and how the class material will be presented.

1. Seating Arrangement
BELTEI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Education, Arts, and Humanities
Teaching Methodology
Presentation
Topic:
Lecturer Vann Moniroith
Academic Year2015
Student En Bousong
Chum Boonroong

2. Are you still teaching
in a 19th century
classroom?

3. …bored in
their learning
environments?
Are your students…

4. …crammed into
dense seating
arrangements?
Are your students…

5. Is this possible a classroom?

6. Look at traditional classroom!

7. 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?

8. 2) How many students in your class?
-below 10
-10 to 25
-above 25
3) How big is your class?
-small
-medium
-large or hall This is end of your turn, Boonroong
What is the most effective
arrangement?

9. The most common 3 types of seat
arrangement are:
 Row (traditional)
 Cluster/group
 U-sharped/circle

10. Classroom Arrangement
Traditional Rows

11. Traditional or Row
Pros
• 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

12. Room Arrangement
Cluster/Groups

13. Cluster/Group
Pros
• 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

14. Room Arrangement
The Circle

15. Room Arrangement
The Square

16. Room Arrangement
The U

17. 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

18. Room Arrangement
Theater-Style

19. 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.

20. Thank You For
Attention!

21. Let’s discuss.
Q&A