Lesson Planning in Primary School Using Lesson Study and Open Approach

Using Japanese Lesson Study in Teaching Mathematics

The teaching and testing of mathematics is now a global phenomenon. It cannot escape our attention that there are some countries that appear to be more successful than others. In particular, Japan and other Asian countries seem to score higher marks in international tests consistently. While it may be sensible to question what such tests actually measure, it is also important to see if we can l...

Teacher trainees' information acquisition in lesson planning

Introduction. Few studies have addressed teacher trainees’ information acquisition in the context of a task. The paper reports findings from an empirical study on teacher trainees’ use of information (seeking) channels and sources, and their modes of information acquisition in lesson planning. Method. Semi-structured (retrospectively held) individual interviews and supporting classroom observat...

Lesson Study and History Education

Improving Teaching through Lesson Study

A study of elementary school teachers' challenges of encountering with Lesson Study

This research aimed to study the challenges which elementary teachers deal with lesson study. This research studied challenges in three stages, before, during and after lesson study. To achieve the aim of the research, a case study in a school was used. Participants of this research have been 20 elementary teacher of that school. Data collection tools have been semi-structured interviews with t...