Abstract
Lesson study is a study of teaching to provide learning opportunities for teachers to enhance teachers' professional development. Advantages of this approach have been recommended by the Ministry of Education and implemented in stages in selected schools. Thus, students at the pre-service level should be given the exposure about lesson study. Lesson study was implemented by integrating the micro teaching training for the course curriculum and pedagogy. Students perform simulations in micro teaching for seven weeks. This article discusses the proposed model of lesson study integration in a micro teaching class. In addition, this paper also discusses the reflection of students at each element in this model. The implication of this study is the need for students to be given early exposure to lesson study so that they can apply it directly to their teaching practices.
Highlights
Lesson study, called “Jugyokenkyu” in Japanese, means “the study of teaching”
Lesson study was implemented by integrating the micro teaching training for the course curriculum and pedagogy
Micro teaching with lesson study approach is an innovation in Curriculum and Pedagogy courses
Summary
Lesson study, called “Jugyokenkyu” in Japanese, means “the study of teaching”. The term lesson study was introduced by Makoto Yoshida, an expert with vast experience in this field (Takahashi, Watanabe, & Yoshida, 2006). Lesson study is a collaborative effort of teachers that can help new and senior teachers develop meaningful learning communities (Fernandez, 2005). The lesson study could be done in collaboration with teachers who teach different subjects at the same school or teachers from different schools who teach the same subjects. The implementation of lesson study involves a group of teachers who collaborate to make a lesson plan based on the goals that have been agreed upon (Ministry of Education, 2011). The lesson study group observes the teaching of one of the teachers who used lesson plans which had been built together. Teachers can make changes to the lesson plan and improve on a new one. Observations are made on the second lesson plan delivered by different teachers. The discussion will identify the strengths and the changes that need to be done if the instruction is to be executed (Fernandez & Yoshida, 2004)
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