The application of lesson study across mathematics and mathematics education departments in an Irish third-level institution
Corcoran, Dolores, O’Reilly, Maurice, Breen, SinéadORCID: 0000-0001-7215-0460, Dooley, ThérèseORCID: 0000-0002-5671-4075 and Ryan, Miriam
(2011)
The application of lesson study across mathematics and mathematics education departments in an Irish third-level institution.
In: BSRLM: Day Conference held at the Institute of Education, 11 Mar 2011, London.
This presentation reports preliminary findings arising from a research
project, which embodied cross-disciplinary collaboration into the teaching
and learning of Mathematics. The project involved the use of a form of
Japanese lesson study by colleagues from the Education Department and
the Mathematics Department of a College of Education and Humanities in
the Republic of Ireland. Five colleagues worked together to explore the
goals of teaching two research lessons; the first of which was part of a
module in the history of mathematics for BA students, and the second, a
lesson in mathematics education for BEd (Primary) students. Following
ethical clearance, the research lessons were videotaped using both a static
camcorder focused on the teacher and a roving camera to record student
participation. The research lessons were also observed in situ by the
remaining participants of the lesson study group. Both research lessons
were later transcribed. In this presentation we will report on our initial
findings from the different perspectives of preparing, teaching, observing
and reviewing the first research lesson. The potential for conducting
lesson study in a cross-disciplinary fashion will be discussed.
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Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Conference
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Uncontrolled Keywords:
lesson study; research mathematics lesson; collaborative inquiry