Mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme

Lesson Study can be viewed as a continuous development programme because it offers teachers support in an environment unlike other traditional continuous development programmes. In this study, 28 primary mathematics teachers were surveyed and 4 out of the 28 were interviewed to examine how they perc...

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Main Authors: Suhaili, Ade Shahren, Khalid, Madihah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEAMO REgional Centre for Education 2011
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/36766/1/journal_of_science_2011.pdf
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description Lesson Study can be viewed as a continuous development programme because it offers teachers support in an environment unlike other traditional continuous development programmes. In this study, 28 primary mathematics teachers were surveyed and 4 out of the 28 were interviewed to examine how they perceived Lesson Study as professional development. Data were also obtained from reflective journal of four of the teachers. Three themes related to the positive aspect of teachers’ perceptions of Lesson Study as a professional development and the journals of the teachers suggests the following: Lesson Study promotes the practice of teaching innovatively; Lesson Study provides teachers with a platform to improve and reflect their own teaching; Lesson Study has many advantages compared to other professional development programmes.
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spelling iium-367662015-03-07T00:41:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36766/ Mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme Suhaili, Ade Shahren Khalid, Madihah L Education (General) Lesson Study can be viewed as a continuous development programme because it offers teachers support in an environment unlike other traditional continuous development programmes. In this study, 28 primary mathematics teachers were surveyed and 4 out of the 28 were interviewed to examine how they perceived Lesson Study as professional development. Data were also obtained from reflective journal of four of the teachers. Three themes related to the positive aspect of teachers’ perceptions of Lesson Study as a professional development and the journals of the teachers suggests the following: Lesson Study promotes the practice of teaching innovatively; Lesson Study provides teachers with a platform to improve and reflect their own teaching; Lesson Study has many advantages compared to other professional development programmes. SEAMO REgional Centre for Education 2011-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36766/1/journal_of_science_2011.pdf Suhaili, Ade Shahren and Khalid, Madihah (2011) Mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme. Journal of Science and Mathematics in Southeast Asia, 34 (1). pp. 67-89. ISSN 0126-7663 http://www.recsam.edu.my/index.php/resources/journal-of-science-and-mathematics-education-in-southeast-asia?id=44
spellingShingle L Education (General)
Suhaili, Ade Shahren
Khalid, Madihah
Mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme
title Mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme
title_full Mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme
title_fullStr Mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme
title_full_unstemmed Mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme
title_short Mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme
title_sort mathematics teachers’ perception of lesson study as a continuous professional development programme
topic L Education (General)
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/36766/1/journal_of_science_2011.pdf