1. Peer status and classroom seating arrangements: A social relations analysis
van den Berg, Y. H., & Cillessen, A. H. (2015). Peer status and classroom seating arrangements: A social relations analysis. Journal of experimental child psychology, 130, 19-34.
Research study based on how physical distance relates to peer relationships (popularity).
2. Considerations for classroom seating arrangements and the role of teacher characteristics and beliefs
Gremmen, M.C., van den Berg, Y.H.M., Segers, E. et al. Soc Psychol Educ (2016) 19: 749.
This study surveys 50 teachers and asks them questions of why they have a certain seating arrangement. What were their reasons or beliefs? They consider an interesting topic of whether or not gender of teacher matters.
3. Effects of Classroom Seating Arrangements on Children's question-asking
Marx, A., Fuhrer, U. & Hartig, T. Learning Environments Research (1999) 2: 249.
This study focuses more on how seating arrangements may affect student's questions-asking in class.
4. The Impact of Seating Location and Seating Type on Student Performance
Meeks, M., Knotts, T., James, K., Williams, F., Vassar, J., & Wren, A. (2013). The impact of seating location and seating type on student performance. Education Sciences, 3(4), 375-386.
10 year study based on whether sitting at the front of class or back of class matters, they found that it does not matter.
5. Classroom segregation: where do students sit and how is this related to group relations?
McKeown, S., Stringer, M., & Cairns, E. (2016). Classroom segregation: where do students sit and how is this related to group relations?. British Educational Research Journal, 42(1), 40-55.
This article focuses on classroom dynamics, specifically ethnic/racial backgrounds. Speaks about how seating plans might hinder natural friendship forming.
6. Does Where A Student Sits Really Matter? - The Impact of Seating Locations on Student Classroom Learning
Fernandes, A. C., Huang, J., & Rinaldo, V. (2011). Does Where A Student Sits Really Matter?-The Impact of Seating Locations on Student Classroom Learning. International Journal of Applied Educational Studies, 10(1).
This article delves deep into how seating locations may affect student-student relationships, and also student-teacher relationships. They also touch on back/front aspects of class. They explore how different cultures/countries may have different views on seating arrangements.
7. https://helpfulprofessor.com/classroom-layouts/
Website with a list of 12 different classroom layouts. Provides pros and cons of each, and ideal situations/activities for each layout.
8. https://qz.com/1349508/the-psychology-behind-why-you-always-want-to-sit-in-the-same-seat/
Does sitting in the same seat through the semester/year matter? Is it more helpful? This article explores whether or not this is true. Investigates whether this is a territorial psychological aspect of human nature.
These articles/websites helped give me a wide perspective and the many reasons behind seating plans. They helped me consider reasons that teachers had, but they also opened my mind to how this might affect students on a deeper level. Should we let students be more independent and let them form their own relationships? Should teachers be 'playing god'? Does sitting at the front of the class REALLY matter? Overall, I'm glad that there is so much out there that I have not thought about, very interesting!
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