Mathematics Lessons and Lesson Study at Japanese Schools
Tokyo Gakugei University Setagaya Elementary School
PPT slide
Why are Americans interested in Japanese Mathematics Lessons?
What we have learned from the TIMSS video study The Teaching Gap (J. Stigler & J. Hiebert, 1999)
Typical Japanese Lesson
A problem from third grade textbook
How Japanese teachers improve on their methods of teaching.
Typical Process of the Lesson Study
Types of Lesson Study
The Lesson Study Cycle
The Impact of Research Lesson
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