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JAPANESE LESSON STUDY IN MATHEMATICS
Its Impact, Diversity and Potential for Educational Improvement
edited by Masami Isoda, Takeshi Miyakawa (University of Tsukuba, Japan), Max Stephens (University of Melbourne, Australia) & Yutaka Ohara (Naruto University of Education, Japan)
Table of Contents (552k)
Chapter 1: Japanese Education and Lesson Study: An Overview (1,356k)
In Before It's Too Late: A Report to the Nation from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century (2000) in the US, the authors quote from James Stigler's conclusions from various videotape research studies of mathematics teaching: "The key to long-term improvement [in teaching] is to figure out how to generate, accumulate, and share professional knowledge". Japanese Lesson Study has proved to be one successful means.
This book supports the growing movement of lesson study to improve the quality of mathematics education from the original viewpoints of Japanese educators who have been engaging in lesson study in mathematics for professional development and curriculum implementation. This book also illustrates several projects related to lesson study in other countries.
Contents:
- Japanese Lesson Study in Mathematics
- Methods and Types of Study
Lessons
- Trends of Research Topics in Japan Society of Mathematical Education
- Diversity and Variety of Lesson Study
- International Cooperative Projects
Readership: Mathematics educators of teacher training colleges, mathematics
teachers, prospective teachers (elementary and secondary school) andundergraduate students in mathematics.
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Pub. date: Feb 2007 |
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