BELTEI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Education, Arts, and Humanities

Teaching Methodology
Presentation
Topic: Seating Arrangement
Lecturer Vann Moniroith
Student En Bousong
Chum Boonroong

Academic Year 2015

Are you still teaching
th
in a 19 century
classroom?
Are your students…

…bored in
their learning
environments?
Are your students…

…crammed into
dense seating
arrangements?
Is this possible a classroom?
Look at traditional classroom!
What is the most effective
arrangement?
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 25
3) How big is your class?
-small
-medium
-large or hall This is end of your turn, Boonroong
The most common 3 types of seat
arrangement are:

 Row (traditional)
 Cluster/group
 U-sharped/circle
Classroom Arrangement
Traditional Rows
 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
Room Arrangement
Cluster/Groups
 Cluster/Group
Pros Cons
• Confidence • Copy work
• Share knowledge • Not listen
• Monitor student or work • Not work as a group
• Discussion • Hard to control
• Unity • Noisy
• Being a leader
Room Arrangement
The Circle
Room Arrangement
The Square
Room Arrangement
The U
 U-sharped/circle
Pros Cons
• Encourage interaction • Shy student
• Observation/assistance • Student numbers
• Control behavior • Require more space
• Easy to hear everyone • Need removable desk, table
• Draw attention and chairs
• Best for role
playing/physical activities
• Presentation
Room Arrangement
Theater-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!
Let’s discuss.
Q&A