A CASE STUDY OF CLASSROOM SEATING ARRANGEMENT TO PROMOTE STUDENTS COMMUNICATION INTERACTIVITY IN TELKOM UNIVERSITY

A CASE STUDY OF CLASSROOM SEATING ARRANGEMENT TO PROMOTE STUDENTS COMMUNICATION INTERACTIVITY IN TELKOM UNIVERSITY

Author		: LUCY PUJASARI SUPRATMAN
Published on	: Global Trends in Academic Research International Seminar

Abstract

Telkom University has many facilities to support teaching and learning activity at class. The facilities are wide space classes, projector with its screen in every class, air conditioner, writing pad chairs, CCTV and Wi-Fi internet connection. Beyond the complete facility, the amount of students in each Communication Department class is forty students. So, it needs the strategy for the lecturer to make the material he/she delivers effective to the students. I found that the seating arrangement is an effective strategy to make the students involve in teaching and learning process. I took my own class to adapt this seating arrangement for doing this research. I use descriptive case study to analyze a class of Communication Management at Second Semester in Communication Department, Telkom University. The observations run for Two Months (January 2015-February 2015) with Three Hours of Credit Semester each week. The result found that students progress were very active in delivering their ideas. They could see their friends??? expression about a topic to be discussed. The lecturer could also directly see students??? responses on giving feedback of lecturing. Seating arrangement was made into three cycles: Big Circle Seating Arrangement – Small Circle Seating Arrangement – Army Row Seating Arrangement.