Analyzing Prospective Mathematics Teachers' Development of Teaching Practices in Mathematics

2018 ◽  
pp. 169-188
Author(s):  
Lutfi Incikabi ◽  
Ahmet Kacar
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Study Process

This study analyzed the changes in mathematics teacher candidates' teaching processes in terms of content of lesson plan, pedagogy aspects, and classroom management based on the evaluations of the experts, peers, and their own. The results indicated that experts, peer, and self-evaluation of the teaching processes signaled positive changes in teacher candidates' pedagogical content knowledge in mathematics after the lesson study process. Further, the study also demonstrates that teacher candidates acknowledged lesson study as a tool for providing slight improvement in teaching practices while experts and peers provided evidence for impressive improvements in teaching experiences.

Analyzing Prospective Mathematics Teachers' Development of Teaching Practices in Mathematics

2017 ◽  
pp. 206-225
Author(s):  
Lutfi Incikabi ◽  
Ahmet Kacar
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Study Process

This study analyzed the changes in mathematics teacher candidates' teaching processes in terms of content of lesson plan, pedagogy aspects, and classroom management based on the evaluations of the experts, peers, and their own. The results indicated that experts, peer, and self-evaluation of the teaching processes signaled positive changes in teacher candidates' pedagogical content knowledge in mathematics after the lesson study process. Further, the study also demonstrates that teacher candidates acknowledged lesson study as a tool for providing slight improvement in teaching practices while experts and peers provided evidence for impressive improvements in teaching experiences.

Exploring lesson study in postsecondary education through self-study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-381
Author(s):  
Alireza Moghaddam ◽  
Christine Arnold ◽  
Saiqa Azam ◽  
Karen Goodnough ◽  
Kimberly Maich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Critical Feedback ◽  
Class Instruction ◽  
Study Process ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
K 12

PurposeThe purpose of this collaborative self-study inquiry was to enhance the professional practice of faculty members through the adoption of lesson study. A seven-member faculty of education self-study group engaged in lesson study in a computer and learning resources for primary/elementary teachers’ course with teacher candidates.Design/methodology/approachThis study focused on providing teacher candidates with increased opportunities for action and expression during in-class instruction. This collaborative lesson study inquiry (Fernandez et al., 2003; Fernandez and Yoshida, 2004; Murata, 2011) involved the four-step process of planning, doing, checking and acting (PDCA) (Cheng, 2019). Several data collection methods were adopted and data sources analyzed.FindingsChallenges the group encountered during the study included ascertaining the goals of lesson study and offering critical feedback to each other. While this made decision-making more intricate and intentional, there was exceptional value in participating in the lesson study process. The results revealed three overarching themes: 1) challenges in classroom observations; 2) hesitation in providing supportive feedback to colleagues and 3) deliberations regarding what constitutes expertise within subject-specific preservice teacher education.Originality/valueWhile lesson study has been adopted fairly extensively in K-12 settings, its adoption in postsecondary education is limited (Chenault, 2017). Considering the merits of lesson study for K-12 practitioners, this research investigated the similar advantages that lesson study might have for postsecondary education faculty, students and programs.

Teacher change through cognitive conflicts: the case of an art lesson study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-395
Author(s):  
James Calleja ◽  
Laura Formosa
Keyword(s):  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teacher Change ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Cognitive Conflict ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Art Teacher ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Process

PurposeThe paper focuses on lesson study, which generally engages the collaborative work of a group of teachers, as implemented with a primary school art teacher who had limited opportunities for collaboration. Through lesson study, the teacher worked closely with a lesson study facilitator and an art education expert to plan a research lesson. The study explores how this collaboration generated cognitive conflicts and eventually teacher change.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a case study using a thematic approach to data analysis. The lesson study involved weekly face-to-face meetings and daily online communications over a period of eight weeks. In an attempt to reflect upon and resolve conflicts, the teacher kept a journal in which the teacher wrote down lengthy accounts of the discussions with knowledgeable others, the teacher’s struggles and ways of resolving these. Data were complemented by the different lesson plan versions, the post-lesson discussions and a detailed report documenting the lesson study process.FindingsThe paper provides insights into the role that cognitive conflicts play for teacher change. Through ongoing communication, reflection and support to resolve conflicts, the teacher recognised more collaborative opportunities for professional development, freed from rigid lesson planning practices and reported a new conceptualisation to teaching.Practical implicationsDrawing on the literature about effective teacher professional learning, the paper offers implications for supporting teacher change.Originality/valueThis paper provides insights into how lesson study may provide conditions that enable teachers' cognitive conflict and facilitate their consequent resolution.

scholarly journals The Effect of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Game Activities Supported Micro-Teaching Practices on Preservice Mathematics Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-173
Author(s):  
Kübra AÇIKGÜL
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Preservice Mathematics Teachers

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Game activities supported micro-teaching practices on middle school preservice mathematics teachers’ TPACK self-efficacy perception levels. A single group pretest-posttest experimental design was employed. One hundred middle-school preservice mathematics teachers, attending a mathematics instruction course, participated in the study. The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Survey (Șahin, 2011) was used to determine teachers' level of TPACK-measured self-efficacy. One-way Repeated Measures ANOVA was performed to analyze possible differences between teachers' pre and post self-efficacy scores. The result of this analysis demonstrated a statistically meaningful difference for the overall survey as well as for all dimensions of it. These findings suggest that micro-teaching practices do indeed increase preservice teachers' TPACK self-efficacy perception scores.

scholarly journals Lingkungan Belajar Berbasis Lesson Study for Learning Community untuk Mahasiswa Calon Guru Matematika

Jurnal Elemen ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-266
Author(s):  
Risnanosanti Risnanosanti ◽  
◽  
Mardiah Syofiana ◽  
Adi Asmara ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Pedagogical Competence ◽  
Community Based Learning

Learning communities have a positive impact on the development of the pedagogical competence of prospective mathematics teacher students. However, the nature of competition between students is more dominant in universities. This study aims to develop a valid and practical lesson study for learning community-based learning environments to improve the pedagogical competence of student mathematics teacher candidates. This study used the Rowntree model development research design and Tessmer's formative evaluation model, including self-evaluation, expert review, one-to-one evaluation, and small group evaluation. Data collection techniques used walkthrough, observation, documentation, questionnaires, interviews, and tests. The results showed that the learning environment based on the lesson study for the learning community that was developed had met valid and practical criteria and had a potential effect in improving the pedagogical abilities of student mathematics teacher candidates. Based on data analysis, the pedagogical competence of most of the students was good, with details: 94.16% of students had the competence to prepare a good lesson plan. The competence to carry out learning activities well has been mastered by 91.66% of students. Meanwhile, the understanding of the lesson study for the learning community has reached 82.5%. These results indicate that the learning community among fellow students as a lesson study for learning a community-based learning environment can improve the pedagogical competence of student mathematics teacher candidates.

Enhancing pedagogical content knowledge for STEM teaching of teacher candidates through lesson study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kornkanok Lertdechapat ◽  
Chatree Faikhamta
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Cooperating Teacher ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Negative Case ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Stem Teaching

PurposeThis study explores how lesson study (LS) can enhance teacher candidates' ability to develop their pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).Design/methodology/approachA multiple case study design was undertaken using the social-constructivist paradigm. The authors explored similarities and differences within and among four cases of teacher candidates who collaborated with a cooperating teacher and a university mentor. The data were collected from field observations, post-lesson discussions and follow-up interviews; it was then content analyzed and validated using negative case analysis.FindingsLearning from post-lesson discussions within their own LS clusters, including a teacher candidate, his/her cooperating teacher and university mentor, could help teacher candidates develop their PCK for STEM, rather than gain experience through several rounds of LS engagement. The foci of post-lesson discussions, which were discussed by each LS cluster the most, were students' context, teaching and STEM prototypes, while knowledge of instructional strategies for teaching STEM was mostly related to the previously mentioned foci. Teacher candidates' confidence in teaching STEM lessons seemed to improve when they designed and discussed the overall lessons with their LS clusters.Originality/valueThe STEM-specific LS model was proposed to support the exploration of the struggles and successes of student learning before designing the purpose of the LS and enacting its phases; the implementation of LS could be the tool for enhancing teacher candidates' PCK for STEM teaching.

Early statistics in kindergarten: analysis of an educator's pedagogical content knowledge in lessons promoting informal inferential reasoning

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soledad Estrella ◽  
Maritza Mendez-Reina ◽  
Raimundo Olfos ◽  
Jocelyn Aguilera
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Inferential Reasoning ◽  
Statistical Thinking ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Informal Inferential Reasoning

PurposeThis study aims to describe the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of a kindergarten educator who implements a lesson plan about informal inferential reasoning designed in a lesson study group.Design/methodology/approachTo this end, we analyzed teaching interventions in two kindergarten lessons focused on the playful task of tossing two coins, associated with inferential statistical reasoning. The study highlights the importance of arguing and promoting this reasoning to develop statistical thinking. It is crucial to recognize how early students can be subject to learning experiences that promote a language of uncertainty, assess the evidence provided by the data, and make generalizations.FindingsThe results reveal that while the educator demonstrated knowledge and skills relevant to the curriculum and conceptual teaching strategies, the understanding of the content by the students and the integration of the PCK components still present a challenge.Practical implicationsThe lesson study collaborative teaching practices that promote PCK have proven effective for informing the design and implementation of instructional practices supporting the development of early statistical thinking in young children.Originality/valueThe study enriches the knowledge regarding the potential of the lesson study (LS) in the professional learning of kindergarten educators. It also contributes to a comprehensive approach based on authentic playful experiences in grade K that supports the development of early statistical thinking in young children.

scholarly journals Developing mathematics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in lesson study

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain
Keyword(s):  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Teacher Learning ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Primary Mathematics ◽  
Knowledge Of Content

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the development of mathematics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) over successive cycles of lesson study. Utilising the framework of mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) (Ball et al., 2008), this research classifies features of PCK as utilised by post-primary mathematics teachers in their planning and reflection conversations in lesson study. The development of these features of PCK is then traced over successive cycles. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 12 teachers in two Irish post-primary schools participated in this research. Over the course of one academic year, these two groups of teachers completed a number of cycles of lesson study and qualitative data were generated through audio recordings of all lesson study meetings and through individual interviews with participants. Findings – Analysis of teacher dialogue reveals distinct features of knowledge of content and students (KCS) and knowledge of content and teaching (KCT) incorporated by these teachers in their planning and reflection conversations, providing empirical evidence of MKT in lesson study. The occurrence of these features of KCS and KCT in lesson study conversations increased over successive cycles, demonstrating teacher learning. Originality/value – This research contributes to the literature in expanding the theoretical underpinnings of teacher learning in lesson study. It also provides further empirical evidence of MKT (Ball et al., 2008) in teacher practice, specifically related to post-primary mathematics teachers.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Model Penilaian Portofolio dalam Pembelajaran Matematika Berbasis Lesson Study di SMP

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-175
Author(s):  
Sumardi Sumardi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Interactive Model ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Study Process ◽  
Teaching Learning

The objective of this study is to know deeply the implemantation of portofolio evaluation model in teaching learning mathematics based on lesson study. This qualitative research was done at three SMP Muhammadiyah schools at Sukoharjo residence, teachers and students as a subject of the study. Data were collected by interview, test, and documentation, then analysed by interactive model. The results are (1) the teachers of the three schools do not understand completely yet about of portofolio evaluation model in teaching learning mathematics based on lesson study, process of the development from planning (making lesson study until making portofolio); (2) at the stage doing, the teachers have done correctly as stated on Lesson Plan; (3) on the reflecting, the teachers have made the students active in learning.

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