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Classroom Setup

This document discusses research on effective classroom setup and decoration. It recommends setting up the classroom in a way that promotes student engagement, focus, and learning. Specifically, it suggests that rows are best for individual work since they discourage interaction, but groups can be formed by moving desks when collaboration is desired. Aesthetically pleasing posters that are rotated and relate to course content can positively influence student attitudes, behaviors, and cognitive load. The seating arrangement should allow students to feel comfortable while making interaction inconvenient during individual work.

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Classroom Setup

This document discusses research on effective classroom setup and decoration. It recommends setting up the classroom in a way that promotes student engagement, focus, and learning. Specifically, it suggests that rows are best for individual work since they discourage interaction, but groups can be formed by moving desks when collaboration is desired. Aesthetically pleasing posters that are rotated and relate to course content can positively influence student attitudes, behaviors, and cognitive load. The seating arrangement should allow students to feel comfortable while making interaction inconvenient during individual work.

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CLASSROOM SETUP:

SEATING & APPROPRIATE


DECOR

Mike Kranick

&

Matt Frutchey

TO BEGIN

Our Objective:
Inform

you, based on research done in the field, on


the best ways to set up and decorate a classroom
across the subject areas.

What have your experiences been?


Seating

charts: Good, Bad, and/or Ugly?


Classroom decorations: Helpful? Distracting?

What are your predictions based on your


preferences?

DECORATING? WHY BOTHER?!

Unattractive rooms (2)


Discontent,

fatigue, desire to escape

Aspects of classroom (2)


Climate

Wall/Decorations

color palette
Adjustable lighting system
Seating

Select/Hang aesthetically pleasing posters (2)


Increases

visual interests in room


Influence students
Attitudes
Behaviors
Attendance
Participation
Rapport

POSTERS IN THE CLASSROOM

What the research says...TIPS (1)


Hang

posters to peak students curiosity and


motivation to learn more about science, content,
inquiry, and careers (2)
Create an atmosphere to reframe students mindsets
Physical/Mental transition from previous class
Shows teachers care of student learning engagement

Be

selective about posters, especially with respect to


the type and size of the imagery as well as the quantity
of explanatory text (3)
Most designed to communicate content in isolation
Teacher perspective=limits ability for poster instruction
Text=transferred to verbal memory, must be processed by
visual working memory=COMPETITION
Decrease extraneous cognitive load/increase germane kiad

POSTERS IN THE CLASSROOM


(CONT.)

Rotate your posters between units to keep visual aids


relevant, emphasize inter-unit connections and promote
student questions (4)
Enlivens

room
Intentional (At the Ready!)

Supports instruction with imagery

Showcase

Concept/road map

Rotate your posters within a unit to motivate student


attention and emphasize key content (5)
Cues,

linkage between concepts

signposts, segues to create content flow

Hang posters to provide on-topic targets for students


wandering minds (6)
Competition

for students limited cognitive resources

30-40% of daily-life thoughts are off-task

Great

posters attract/retain student attention

POSTER VIDEO!!!

https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AITMUJfR4H4
First

day project- Student expectations of:

Teacher
Themselves

SEATING ARRANGEMENTS

What the research says


Rows

are best for on-task behavior, work quality and


quantity, and makes it inconvenient to interact with
peers.

If students are working on individual assignments, they


should be seat in an arrangement that makes interacting
with their peers inconvenient and apparent to teachers
(Wannarka & Ruhl, 2008).

Rows

vs. Groups

According to Wannarka & Ruhl (2008) they admit when


interaction is desired, moving the desks (if possible) is fine
to form groups.
Rows: Quality & Quantity Groups: Quality

SEATING ARRANGEMENTS

What the research says


Rows

or a U-shaped layout (study done with tabletarm style desks) had students feel the most at ease.

Rows of Desks > Rows of Tables


Tables with chairs layout and cluster layout resulted in the
least at ease.
Personal space essential

Students may feel confined and unable to spread out their


belongings due to perceived social norms (Burgess & Kaya,
2007).

Again, cluster or group layouts did perform best with


interaction
Students faced each other, little need to physically move

SEATING ARRANGEMENTS

Another way to implement and blend methods:


Secondary

Ed. Seating Arrangement

REFERENCES

Burgess, B. & Kaya, N. (2007). Gender differences in student


attitude for seating layout in college classrooms. College
Student Journal, 41(4), 940-946.
Hubentha, M., OBrien, T. (2009). Revisiting your classrooms
walls: the pedagogical power of posters. Iris Consortium,
Education and Outreach Program. University of
Binghamton,
School of education.
Wannarka, R., & Ruhl, K. (2008) Seating arrangements that
promote positive academic and behavioural outcomes: a review of
empirical research. Support for Learning, 23(2),
89-93.

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