Effective Classroom Management through Seating Arrangement as Practiced by the Accountancy and Business Management (ABM) Class at Padre Garcia National High School-Senior High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Managing students to learn inside the classroom is one of the most difficult aspects of classroom learning. Could the way the students' seating arranged be helpful in managing them to learn? This paper aimed to identify the seating plan that will enhance classroom management. It involved two (2) Accountancy and Business Management classes with 41 students each under one teacher at Padre Garcia National High School-Senior High School, Batangas, Philippines.

METHODS

Through the descriptive method with a survey questionnaire, the study was conducted for a week wherein three (3) seating arrangements are compared. The seat plans were implemented for a quarter and these arrangements are: traditional rows free seating, traditional rows arranged by the teacher based on academic performance, and horseshoe seating. Comprehension tests were also conducted to compare and contrast each seating arrangement.

RESULTS

Results show that students who were asked to seat according to academic performance improved the classroom management. The test scores of the students while arranged in the three mentioned plans further affirmed that students will perform best when they seat according to their overall class performance.

DISCUSSIONS

Among other effects, classroom noise was also significantly lessened while students’ seat in the recommended arrangement. Implications of seating arrangements to classroom management were also discussed in the study.