Beyhan, Oemer2020-03-262020-03-262010978-1-907801-01-3https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/25450Conference on Higher Education Development (CHED 2010) -- JUL 25-26, 2010 -- Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINAThe purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of sitting places on the academic achievements of undergraduates from the student perception, and to collect their alternative solution offers to overcome the tediousness of sitting place. This research adopts the model of case study of qualitative research methodology. The participants were the students from third-year class in branch of preschool teacher training, at Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Selcuk University, Konya. Two classes, determined by random order and composed of 64 students joined the research in the second term of 2008-2009 academic year. Application procedure lasted 14 weeks. Researcher gave the lesson himself to both groups during the term and used lecture method. Datum was analyzed by researcher independently. The findings revealed that students were highly pleased with sitting in first rows and their suggestions that each student should be closer to the teacher may be of a real help for class design.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessLecture methodachievementsitting placeConference Object253256WOS:000281245300059N/A