...) introduce readers to global lesson study intended to develop teachers' intercultural competence to conduct lesson study to improve teaching. They illustrate this with reference to the creation of a “new lesson … that was only possible with discussions from teachers from different locations,” developing...

...Marie Björk; Gunilla Pettersson-Berggren Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate what might be relevant to younger children’s understanding of a number line and how teaching can be designed according to variation theory to give pupils the opportunity to develop an understanding...

... relevant questions to be addressed and subtle signals from students to be taken into account. It also ensured that the activities used were suitable for the students. The theory provided a focus on the object of learning and a language to talk about teaching and learning. It also challenged teachers...

... environment […] that must be taken into account as we try to improve classroom teaching” (p. 122). The English term lesson study comes from the Japanese words jugyō kenkyū which are commonly translated as “lesson study” since jugyō means “lesson” and kenkyū means “study...

... be contacted at: dhall@swcc.beds.sch.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Research Learning Professional development Teaching Lesson study Teacher Samuel Whitbread Academy has been in a state of transition with regard to improving teachers’ professional development over the last...

... on a school wide research theme. (2) District-level lesson study where groups meet once a month and conduct semi-annual research lessons open to all in the district. (3) Nationally designated research schools where teachers are focussed not only on teaching their students but in studying current...

... principle of variation theory. “Teaching must […] begin with finding out students’ prior understanding of the object of learning […] We must know how students understand the object if we are to change their ways of seeing or understanding that object or phenomenon” (p. 105). This view corresponds...

... study will help it to be effective for improving classroom teaching and learning. Originality/value The paper provides some helpful suggestions for improving quality and effectiveness of lesson study in order to improve: classroom teaching – teacher's content, pedagogical content and curriculum...

... and can be described as a teaching experiment. In total, four critical features for students’ learning were identified in the learning study. Design/methodology/approach In the new study, the teacher deliberately did not bring up all the critical features of the object of learning in one lesson...

... of variation with reference to colours. Mona Holmqvist can be contacted at: mona.holmqvist@hkr.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Sweden Teaching Learning Children (age groups) Learning study Variation theory Pre‐school children's learning According to Linder et al...

...Yudong Yang; Thomas E. Ricks Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe two kinds of crucial incidents analysis that Chinese teachers employ during traditional Chinese Teaching Research Group (TRG) activities to analyze their lessons. Design/methodology/approach Chinese educators have...

... about teaching. Variation theory provides a theoretical grounding to understand some of the necessary conditions of learning, so that wise pedagogical decisions can be made. This paper contributes to a deeper understanding of variation theory and its application in practice. Furthermore, the paper also...