Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encouraging

interaction. Today’s corporations hire human engineering specialists

and spend a considerate number of time and money to make sure that 【M1】__

the physical environments of buildings are fit for the activities of

heir inhabitants.

College classroom space, however, should be designed to 【M2】__

encourage the activity of critical thinking. We are approaching to 【M3】__

a new era, but step into almost any college classroom and you

step back on time at least a hundred years. Desks are normally in 【M4】__

straight rows, so students can clearly see the teacher but not their 【M5】__

classmates.

With a little imagination and effort, if desks are fixed to the floor, 【M6】__

the teacher can correct this situation and create space what encourages 【M7】__

interchanges among students. In small or standard-size classes, chairs and

desks can be arranged in various ways: circles, U-shapes, or semicircles.

The primary goal should be for everyone to see everyone else. Larger

classes, particularly those hold in lecture halls, unfortunately, allow much【M8】__

less flexibility.

Arrangement of the classroom should also make it easy to divide

students into small groups for problem-solving exercises. Small classes

with moving desks and tables present no problem. Even in large lecture 【M9】__

halls, it is possible for students to mm around and form. groups of four

to six. Breaking a class into small groups provides many opportunities 【M10】__

for students to interact with each other.

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