Lesson Study in Mathematics: Three Cases from Singapore
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Title
Lesson Study in Mathematics: Three Cases from Singapore
Abstract/Description
This chapter reports mainly the mathematics research lessons component of a two-year intervention project (2006 and 2007) funded by the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP). The project team worked closely with a government school to implement Lesson Study as a teacher-directed form of instructional improvement. The chapter introduces the conceptual framework of cultural-historic activity theory and Wenger's community of practice and how they guide our intervention. It then examines the continuous improvement processes and teacher learning through three cases of mathematics research lessons conducted in three Lesson Study cycles. The topics cover long division, area and perimeter, and equivalent fractions in Primary 3 and 4. As the cases highlight, Lesson Study has become not only a powerful tool to bring together knowledge from diverse communities but also a rich site for the induction and mentoring of novice teachers. Researchers' learning from the implementation is equally powerful.
Author/creator
Date
In publication
Volume
2
Pages
104-129
Publisher
WORLD SCIENTIFIC
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Empirical
Keywords
Open access/full-text available
No
Peer reviewed
No
ISBN
978-981-283-375-4
Submitter’s note
Fang, Y., Lee, C. K.-E., & Sharifah Thalha, B. S. H. (2009). Lesson Study in Mathematics: Three Cases from Singapore. In Mathematics Education: Vol. Volume 2 (pp. 104–129). World Scientific. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812833761_0005
Series number
Volume 2
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