1. The effect of seating arrangement on classroom behavior,
question asking, and teacher-student interaction.

2. Teacher’s
Hour: __ Desk
Front Table

3. Teacher’s Desk
Hour Front Table

5. 1st Hour Seating Arrangment Preference
Survey 1 Results
20
18
16
14
Number of Students
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Group Row Group Row Group Row Group Row Group Row Front Middle Back Front Middle Back
Preference Productivity Understanding Collaboration Relaxed Location Preference Location Prefernce
Row Group
Preference

6. 2nd Hour Seating Arrangement Preference
Survey 1 Results
25
20
Number of Students
15
10
5
0
Group Row Group Row Group Row Group Row Group Row Front Middle Back Front Middle Back
Preference Productivity Understanding Collaboration Relaxed Location Preference Location Prefernce
Row Group
Preference

7. 3rd Hour Seating Arrangement Preference
Survey 1 Results
20
18
16
14
Number of Students
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Group Row Group Row Group Row Group Row Group Row Front Middle Back Front Middle Back
Preference Productivity Understanding Collaboration Relaxed Location Preference Location Prefernce
Row Group
Preference

8. 6th Hour Seating Arrangement Preference
Survey 1 Results
16
14
12
Number of Students
10
8
6
4
2
0
Group Row Group Row Group Row Group Row Group Row Front Middle Back Front Middle Back
Preference Productivity Understanding Collaboration Relaxed Location Preference Location Prefernce
Row Group
Preference

9. How has the new seating arrangement affected your learning this week?
Please name one way it has either helped or hindered you.
1st Hour 2nd Hour
Helped
Helped No effect
No effect Hindered
Hindered
3rd Hour 6th Hour
Helped Helped
No effect No effect
Hindered Hindered

10. Quotes
I think it has helped me get work done and do better on
quizzes and pay attention.
I like the new seating arrangement. I feel I'm doing better.
I am not being interrupted by other people, Parker, and the
seats are good.
Ever since I've been sitting here it has drained the living soul
from me. I hate it and does not help.
It has helped me because I am the only person in my row and
there are no distractions. It has hindered me because I kind
of like doing group work & it's hard in rows.
It hasn't really affected my learning. It was pretty much the
same. It's hindered me because I sat way in the back.

11. Where are you most likely
to ask questions?
Row Group
37%
63%
Where do you have more Where are you most likely to
interaction with your teacher? participate in class?
Row Group Row Group
28% 28%
72% 72%

12. Conclusions
During direct instruction it is important for students to face the direction of the
instructor/instruction to ensure understanding.
During individual work time students should get the subliminal message that
socializing is not accepted through an individualized seating arrangement.
Students recognize what seating arrangements work for them, but self-
seating should be limited to specific tasks.
Students are more likely to collaborate, ask questions, and interact with
the teacher one-on-one in group seating.
Seating arrangement should match the focus of the lesson!