A new approach in the context of mathematics education research: Lesson study
Abstract
This article review investigates the lesson study as a new method which could be used in mathematics education research with an aim of professional development of inservice or preservice teachers, especially. Lesson study has such an importance in teacher education that it provides teachers’ professional development, it improves knowledge levels of inservice or preservice teachers which they need for teaching while enriching the interaction among the participants of a lesson study group, and provides also an improvement in teaching artifacts (lesson plans, etc). Being originated in Japan teacher education, lesson study has internationally attracted notice and it is one of the research methods which researchers often use in their studies. This article review also revealed its relations with teaching experiments while making comparisons.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Studies on Education
Journal Section
Review
Authors
Gamze Kurt Birel
MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
0000-0002-4976-5069
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 27, 2017
Submission Date
October 14, 2017
Acceptance Date
December 22, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 1 Number: 1
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