Classroom seating location and its effect on course achievement, participation, and attitudes

Abstract Research was reviewed on whether seating location in lecture-style classrooms influences college course grades. Empirical evidence suggests that it does not, or that the influence is so weak as to be of little general theoretical or practical importance. Empirical evidence also suggests, however, that seating location influences class participation and several self-report variables pertaining to attitudes about the course.

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