Teachers’ beliefs on the benefit of collaboration in lesson study

Lesson study is being actively implemented in many countries as one of the continuous professional development programs for school teachers. Since collaboration is an important element of lesson study, it is deemed necessary to investigate teachers’ beliefs about collaboration in lesson study. Data...

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Main Authors:	Khalid, Madihah, Abdullah, Nor Azura, Kamoludeen, Abdulhameed
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia. 2016
Subjects:	L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/56136/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56136/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56136/1/56136_Teachers%E2%80%99%20Beliefs.pdf

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spelling	iium-561362017-07-14T02:40:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56136/ Teachers’ beliefs on the benefit of collaboration in lesson study Khalid, Madihah Abdullah, Nor Azura Kamoludeen, Abdulhameed L Education (General) Lesson study is being actively implemented in many countries as one of the continuous professional development programs for school teachers. Since collaboration is an important element of lesson study, it is deemed necessary to investigate teachers’ beliefs about collaboration in lesson study. Data were collected through both qualitative and quantitative methods, where teachers were surveyed via questionnaire, interviewed, observed and asked to keep a journal. Thirty-one teachers and a school administrator were involved. The results showed that most teachers agree with the benefits of lesson study, espeially that it improved cooperation and collegiality. Other benefits include: lesson study provides a platform for sharing collaboratively; knowledge is enhanced in terms of content, pedagogy, student-centered instructions , and curricula – ability to design constructivist lessons. Negative comments were centered around time constraints and heavy workload – leading to absence from shceduled meetings. Overall, the effect of collaboration in lesson study has led to more improved teachers compared to other professional development approaches. International Islamic University Malaysia. 2016-03-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56136/1/56136_Teachers%E2%80%99%20Beliefs.pdf Khalid, Madihah and Abdullah, Nor Azura and Kamoludeen, Abdulhameed (2016) Teachers’ beliefs on the benefit of collaboration in lesson study. IIUM Journal of Educational Studies, 4 (2). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1675-8692 E-ISSN 2289-8085 http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijes/index.php/iejs/index
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spellingShingle	L Education (General) Khalid, Madihah Abdullah, Nor Azura Kamoludeen, Abdulhameed Teachers’ beliefs on the benefit of collaboration in lesson study
description	Lesson study is being actively implemented in many countries as one of the continuous professional development programs for school teachers. Since collaboration is an important element of lesson study, it is deemed necessary to investigate teachers’ beliefs about collaboration in lesson study. Data were collected through both qualitative and quantitative methods, where teachers were surveyed via questionnaire, interviewed, observed and asked to keep a journal. Thirty-one teachers and a school administrator were involved. The results showed that most teachers agree with the benefits of lesson study, espeially that it improved cooperation and collegiality. Other benefits include: lesson study provides a platform for sharing collaboratively; knowledge is enhanced in terms of content, pedagogy, student-centered instructions , and curricula – ability to design constructivist lessons. Negative comments were centered around time constraints and heavy workload – leading to absence from shceduled meetings. Overall, the effect of collaboration in lesson study has led to more improved teachers compared to other professional development approaches.
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author	Khalid, Madihah Abdullah, Nor Azura Kamoludeen, Abdulhameed
author_facet	Khalid, Madihah Abdullah, Nor Azura Kamoludeen, Abdulhameed
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title	Teachers’ beliefs on the benefit of collaboration in lesson study
title_short	Teachers’ beliefs on the benefit of collaboration in lesson study
title_full	Teachers’ beliefs on the benefit of collaboration in lesson study
title_fullStr	Teachers’ beliefs on the benefit of collaboration in lesson study
title_full_unstemmed	Teachers’ beliefs on the benefit of collaboration in lesson study
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publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia.
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