| Literature DB >> 25812983 |
Hyo Hyun Yoo1, Ji Hae Park2, Jung Su Kim3, Hyoung Tae Kim4, Young Jon Kim5, Dong Chan Kim6.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the relationship between students' seating preferences and academic achievement in medical school.Entities:
Keywords: Academic achievement; Professor's perception; Seating preference
Year: 2012 PMID: 25812983 PMCID: PMC8813378 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2012.24.2.117
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Factors and Number of Items of Reasons for Seat Selection
| Factor | Reason | No. of items |
|---|---|---|
| Physical factor | 1. Bad eyesight | 2 |
| 2. For others who may be uncomfortable because of my physical factor (e.g., height, etc.) | ||
| Psychological factor | 1. To focus better on lecture | 7 |
| 2. To feel familiar with the same seat | ||
| 3. To feel uncomfortable in other seats | ||
| 4. Good seats for observation | ||
| 5. To feel bored with sitting in the same seat | ||
| 6. To attain better grades in this seat | ||
| 7. To sit here and there | ||
| Social factor | 1. To seat next to close friends | 7 |
| 2. Someone has taken the seat that I want | ||
| 3. Easy to make eye contact with professors | ||
| 4. To not be easily noticed by others | ||
| 5. To avoid the professor’s eyes | ||
| 6. To stay away from someone | ||
| 7. To be in the center of attention | ||
| Environmental factor | 1. To avoid distractions | 5 |
| 2. Easy to see audio-visual materials | ||
| 3. To be close to the cooling system in summer and heating system in winter | ||
| 4. Because of the microphone sound (echo or to hear better) | ||
| 5. Favors the lighting | ||
| Total | 21 |
Fig. 1.The Structure of a Large Classroom in C Medical School
The Order of the Frequency of Consideration Items for Seat Selection
| Order | Considerations item | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | To focus better on the lecture | 60 |
| 2 | To feel familiar with the same seat | 60 |
| 3 | Easy to see audio-visual materials | 53 |
| 4 | To seat next to close friends | 36 |
| 5 | Bad eyesight | 34 |
| 6 | To be close to cooling system in summer, heating system in winter | 34 |
| 7 | To feel uncomfortable in other seats | 18 |
| 8 | Because of microphone sound (echo or to hear better) | 15 |
| 9 | Good seats for observation | 14 |
| 10 | Someone has taken the seat that I want | 13 |
| 11 | To feel bored with sitting in the same seat | 10 |
| 12 | For others who may be uncomfortable because of my physical factor (e.g., height etc.) | 9 |
| 13 | Easy to make eye contacts with professor | 8 |
| 14 | To not be easily noticed by others | 8 |
| 15 | To avoid the professor’s eyes | 6 |
| 16 | To attain better grades in this seat | 6 |
| 17 | Favors the lighting | 5 |
| 18 | To be in the center of attention | 5 |
| 19 | To sit here and there | 4 |
| 20 | To avoid distractions | 4 |
| 21 | To stay away from someone | 3 |
Fig. 2.The Frequency of Occupancy at Each Seat
Fig. 3.Students Who Do Not Move Seats in Each of the Nine Sections
Analysis of Differences in Academic Achievement between Students Who Moved Seats and Students Who Did Not
| No. | Mean | SD | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allergology and immunology | Students who move seats | 41 | 87.05 | 4.64 | 0.333 |
| Students who do not move seats | 66 | 87.49 | 5.45 | ||
| Neurology | Students who move seats | 41 | 88.68 | 3.74 | 0.773 |
| Students who do not move seats | 66 | 89.00 | 3.84 | ||
| Gastroenterology | Students who move seats | 41 | 81.00 | 8.87 | 0.250 |
| Students who do not move seats | 66 | 80.83 | 7.76 | ||
| Psychiatry | Students who move seats | 41 | 86.20 | 5.85 | 0.685 |
| Students who do not move seats | 66 | 85.68 | 6.05 | ||
| Endocrinology and metabolism | Students who move seats | 41 | 80.66 | 9.27 | 0.729 |
| Students who do not move seats | 66 | 79.78 | 8.53 | ||
| Introduction to clinical medicine 4 | Students who move seats | 41 | 82.07 | 4.97 | 0.429 |
| Students who do not move seats | 66 | 81.95 | 4.74 | ||
| Patient-doctor-society 4 | Students who move seats | 41 | 86.22 | 7.43 | 0.522 |
| Students who do not move seats | 66 | 85.80 | 7.41 |
SD: Standard deviation.
Fig. 4.Students Who Do Not Move Seats in Three Seating Sections
Differences in Academic Achievement in Nine Seating Sections
| Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F-value | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allergology and immunology | Between groups | 116.88 | 7 | 16.70 | ||
| Within groups | 717.89 | 32 | 22.43 | 0.744 | 0.637 | |
| Total | 834.78 | 39 | ||||
| Neurology | Between groups | 108.28 | 7 | 15.47 | ||
| Within groups | 404.82 | 32 | 12.65 | 1.223 | 0.319 | |
| Total | 513.10 | 39 | ||||
| Gastroenterology | Between groups | 1,092.74 | 7 | 156.11 | ||
| Within groups | 1,970.229 | 32 | 61.57 | 2.535 | 0.034 | |
| Total | 3,062.98 | 39 | ||||
| Psychiatry | Between groups | 244.35 | 7 | 34.91 | ||
| Within groups | 1,046.63 | 32 | 32.71 | 1.067 | 0.407 | |
| Total | 1,290.98 | 39 | ||||
| Endocrinology and metabolism | Between groups | 780.87 | 7 | 111.55 | ||
| Within groups | 2,596.23 | 32 | 81.13 | 1.375 | 0.250 | |
| Total | 3,377.10 | 39 | ||||
| Introduction to clinical medicine 4 | Between groups | 152.99 | 7 | 21.86 | ||
| Within groups | 831.38 | 32 | 25.98 | 0.841 | 0.562 | |
| Total | 984.36 | 39 | ||||
| Patient-doctor-society 4 | Between groups | 747.84 | 7 | 106.84 | ||
| Within groups | 1,426.93 | 32 | 44.59 | 2.396 | 0.053 | |
| Total | 2,174.78 | 39 |
df: Degree of freedom.
Differences in Academic Achievement in Three Seating Areas
| Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F-value | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allergology and immunology | Between groups | 18.47 | 7 | 9.24 | ||
| Within groups | 816.30 | 32 | 22.06 | 0.419 | 0.661 | |
| Total | 834.78 | 39 | ||||
| Neurology | Between groups | 14.39 | 7 | 7.20 | ||
| Within groups | 498.71 | 32 | 13.48 | 0.534 | 0.591 | |
| Total | 513.10 | 39 | ||||
| Gastroenterology | Between groups | 381.82 | 7 | 190.91 | ||
| Within groups | 2,681.15 | 32 | 72.46 | 2.635 | 0.085 | |
| Total | 3,062.98 | 39 | ||||
| Psychiatry | Between groups | 53.67 | 7 | 26.84 | ||
| Within groups | 1,237.30 | 32 | 33.44 | 0.802 | 0.456 | |
| Total | 1,290.98 | 39 | ||||
| Endocrinology and metabolism | Between groups | 193.89 | 7 | 96.94 | ||
| Within groups | 3,183.21 | 32 | 86.03 | 1.127 | 0.335 | |
| Total | 3,377.10 | 39 | ||||
| Introduction to clinical medicine 4 | Between groups | 46.45 | 7 | 23.22 | ||
| Within groups | 937.93 | 32 | 25.35 | 0.916 | 0.409 | |
| Total | 984.36 | 39 | ||||
| Patient-doctor-society 4 | Between groups | 92.66 | 7 | 46.66 | ||
| Within groups | 2,082.11 | 32 | 56.27 | 0.823 | 0.447 | |
| Total | 2,174.78 | 39 |
df: Degree of freedom.