Classroom Seating Arrangements: Instructional Communication Theory Versus Student Preferences.

Autor/inn/en	McCroskey, James C.; McVetta, Rod W.
Titel	Classroom Seating Arrangements: Instructional Communication Theory Versus Student Preferences.
Quelle	(1978), (15 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Anxiety; Class Activities; Classroom Communication; Classroom Design; College Students; Communication Research; Interaction; Interaction Process Analysis; Interpersonal Relationship; Participation; Student Attitudes; Student Participation; Student Teacher Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Klassengespräch; Klassenraumgestaltung; Collegestudent; Kommunikationsforschung; Interaktion; Prozessanalyse; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Teilnahme; Schülerverhalten; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	A study surveyed 972 college students for their preferences in classroom arrangement (tradition straight-row, horseshoe, and modular) and their seating preferences within each style. Results indicated that students' arrangement preferences are influenced by both attractiveness of the course and the individual student's communication apprehension level. The conclusion developed from the data is that manipulation of either the type or the amount of communication in a classroom may be more difficult than previously believed, since such manipulation could hinder learning by engendering negative affective behavior in students. (Tables of findings are included.) (Author/RL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01