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Seating arrangements - Coggle Diagram
Seating arrangements
Traditional
is not suited for group work
boring if it is used often
great for giving exam , tasks
it is not student centered
less paying attention
Horseshoe
U shape and teacher can be at centre so he can move around easily
suitable for discussions
can be used for activities so that students engage and move
students copy one anothers work
Small groups
good for collaborative learning
contribute teamwork skills
may cause noise in the classroom
Runway
good for classroom debate
teacher can use space for demonstrate
some students feel isolated especially students at the end of the row
Paired groups
excellent peer tutoring
students can learn from each other
Teacher can move as easy as traditional one
The Roundtable
Desks are facing each other to increase face to face interaction
good for ice-breaking
all students feel they are part of the group
some shy student may not contribute enough