Sei sulla pagina 1di 2

Arranging your classroom is all about achieving the most conducive approach to support the learning environment.

For every lesson, there will be a specific objective in wish any teacher would want to come to. One of the ways of achieving it, is an accommodating arrangement of the classroom setting. In a 1987 article, Jon Saphier and Robert Gower provide these basic space guidelines: (i) (ii) (iii) Materials students use should be visibly stored and accessible There should be no dead space which promotes random or illegitimate activity Arrange the room so that the teacher can monitor quickly and easily (no blind spots) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Use vertical space for display and learning enrichments Keep active areas distinctly separate from quiet spaces Keep two active areas distinctly separate to avoid distraction and interference Have clear and safe traffic paths no matter how your room is arranged

Psychologically, classroom arrangement would reflect authority and self-belonging. If the teacher collaborate with his/her pupils to re-arrange the classroom setting in a significant manner, the teaching-learning process can happen without any major problems. For example, if the teacher wishes to carry out group activities in one particular day; he/she would have to re-delineate the setting to support the learning objectives. Attention and participation are two most important assets any teachers would want from their students. Without appropriate sustenance to the learning environment, the lesson might fail to achieve its outcome. Seivert (2009) said that many argued that the traditional setting of a classroom can be considered as to be the least favourable way to facilitate learning, no area for class participation, lack of space for group work and it definitely makes students feel like they are in a class session. On the contrary, students focus is on the teacher without much distraction, the tradition al setup is efficient enough to prevent cheating on exams and teacher is able to guide instruction. Some of the learners would go to a great length to decorate their classroom and try to make it as comfortable as their homes by installing shades, aquarium, flower pots and even a fridge! Shores, Gunter, & Jack, (1993) mentioned that preventing distractions helps

to decrease misbehaviour, but is even more effective when replaced by positive teacher statements. The students should pay serious attention to accommodate their learning environment with something inspirational to motivate them in their learning. All those quotations or words of wisdom can enhance the psychological part of learning in a subconscious way. If the pupils need to put some decorations to enlighten their learning environment, they might as well do it in a much meaningful way.

Potrebbero piacerti anche