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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