VARIÁCIE PRIESTOROVÉHO USPORIADANIA SKOLSKEJ TRIEDY A ICH VPLYV NA PEDAGOGICKÚ KOMUNIKÁCIU/ VARIATIONS OF THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE CLASSROOM AND THEIR IMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION

The theme of this contribution is the spatial arrangement of the classroom and its impact on educational communication. The contribution is a review study based largely on research conducted abroad and presents three of the most common types of classroom arrangement as identified by previous empirical research. Specific arrangements are presented on the basis of the principle of efficiency in particular organisational forms of teaching and intended communication activities. These arrangements are then compared with each other. In conclusion, the contribution describes the existence of an action zone in hall-arranged classrooms and the cause of its origin. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]