Does Where A Student Sits Really Matter? - The Impact of Seating Locations on Student Classroom Learning
https://research.ebsco.com/c/2ovacj/search/details/qqznldewhj?db=eue
Why: This scholarly article examines the impact of seating plans on student learning, a topic directly related to our discussion.
How: The topics discussed include how it could impact student learning motivation, student-student and student-teacher relationships, the nature of different tasks and activities, student classroom participation, and attendance and grades.
Exploring Students Behavior on Seating Arrangements in Learning Environment: A Review
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812004995
Why: Chose this article because it focuses on student behaviour and summarizes that there are three seating arrangements (row, cluster, horseshoe). Also because it mentions how cultural background impacts a student’s preference for seating.
How: Discusses the use of Means-End Chain (MEC) to link a student’s cultural background to their preferred seating arrangement
Individual and Group-wise Classroom Seating Experience: Effects on Student Engagement in Different Courses
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3550335
Why: This article involves research on how seating location in the classroom can affect student engagement, attention, and academic performance by providing better visibility, improved movement, and participation in discussions.
How: It investigates how individual and group-wise classroom seating could impact student performance using a physiological sensor. This study is done with 23 students in 10 courses over four weeks.
Classroom Management Seating Arrangements
https://youtu.be/WFeUlYEQooY?si=AnV8aXzfjWPPqayR
Why: This video discusses the different classroom seating strategies
How: It discusses seating plans like rows, full circles, half circles, and groups. It then listed the pros and cons of each and emphasized that each seating plan has its own time and place.
Classroom Seating Arrangements
https://youtu.be/5kOh1VYCsRs?si=_rdzl2LbZue-jOWp
Why: Another video on classroom seating strategies.
How: It discusses how different seating plans can affect whether the class is student-focused or teacher-focused. It also mentioned how some seating plans might put quiet students in uncomfortable situations.
How Flexible Seating Can Boost Classroom Engagement
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-flexible-seating-can-boost-classroom-engagement
Why: An article about two high school teachers experimenting with different seating plans.
How: It discusses a real-life scenario where the teachers tried different seating plans and shared their experience on the pros and cons of the different options, on how some could increase engagement, but worsen behaviour.
Teachers’ goals and strategies for classroom seating arrangements: A qualitative study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0742051X23000045
Why: Article discusses network related teaching and the social-emotional and academic goals
How: Make your goals for classroom seating explicit to students. Seating plans impact peer interaction (friendships and conflicts)
19 Classroom seating arrangements fit for your teaching
https://www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2019/12/19-classroom-seating-arrangements-fit-for-your-teaching
Why: Chose this because it included 19 different arrangements.
How: Went through the pros and cons of each seating arrangement. Showed us a general pattern in seating arrangements. Brainstormed which course each seating arrangement would be appropriate for (e.g. business , English, etc)
Classroom Seating Considerations for 21st Century Students and Faculty
https://libjournal.uncg.edu/jls/article/view/578
Why: Discusses the furniture used in a class and how that impacts the class in general
How: teachers don’t have a lot of control on the furniture, for example is hating a classroom and funding or course structure (e.g a science class with the benches that are immovable)
The influence of classroom seating arrangement on children’s cognitive processes in primary school: the role of individual variables
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7602767/
Why: This paper studies the influence of classroom seating. They investigate how the seating plan could affect students’ logical reasoning, creativity, and theory of mind.
How: This study involves 77 participants and has them placed in different seating. A score was then given to students after evaluating their performance.
The Pros and Cons of 3 Common Classroom Seating Arrangements
https://www.teachforamerica.org/stories/classroom-seating-pros-cons
Why: This article breaks down the three most common classroom seating setups in a super straightforward way, which is exactly what I need for looking at how physical layout impacts learning.
How: It covers the general pros and cons of these seating plans so that I can use it to compare how different setups change interaction, engagement, and classroom flow.
Considering Students Sitting and Three Effective Classroom Seats Arrangements
Why: This paper digs way deeper into how different seating layouts affect student behaviour, engagement, and classroom control. Way more detailed than the surface-level articles.
How: It discusses the bigger picture behind classroom setup, especially how specific layouts support or mess with learning, collaboration, and teacher movement. It will be usefull for backing up my points on how the physical setup shapes learning.
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