DESCRIPTORS *academic Achieve,ment; *Classroom Arrangement;

Using two university classroom groups taught.by t e 'same instructor, this stu y investigated the relationship of seatiri4-, choice to number of-verbal classroom responses, cumulative grade pcant average (GPA), and grade in,class for both rows and!laction zones " to,identify classroom areas: Class 1 (where students'chose--seats) showed a significant difference in aCtion zones, i.e., more responses emanated from some seating areas than from others; Class 2 (where seats Were assigned) showed no significant differences.-A questionnaire-on upreferredu seats in Class 2, how4ver, showed expected results that highest achievers'and mosi frequent responders:Prefer 'front row and middle center action zone: (Author/RC) ' (Scholastic); *Higher Educationf Statistica