The Position of Seats and its Impact on Anxiety among Students

Abstract

This study examines how students' seating arrangements affect anxiety levels. For unbalanced groups, this study uses a pre-post test design. The study will be conducted at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), a public university in Gong Badak, Kuala Nerus District, Terengganu. The research question of whether there is a significant difference in anxiety levels associated with sitting positions in post-tests for the control and treatment groups was answered using one-way ANCOVA. The results of the study show that the control and treatment groups had significantly different levels of anxiety at the post-test about where they would sit during the teaching and learning session. In the post-test, the control group (mean = 4.04) expressed more concerns about their seating arrangements during the teaching and learning session than the treatment group (mean = 3.54). To improve the classroom learning experience, educational institutions are encouraged to consider more collaborative and interactive seating arrangements.