International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies: Volume 4 Issue 3

Pedagogical and learning theories and the improvement and development of lesson and learning studies

Ulla Runesson

It has been suggested that, if pedagogical and learning theories are integrated into lesson and learning study, a systematic construction of pedagogical knowledge is possible…

Unpacking the object of learning

Eva Björkholm

Knowledge concerning the meaning of the object of learning is an important contribution of Learning study. The purpose of this paper is to generate this kind of knowledge and show…

Lesson study and the development of teacher’s competences: From practical knowledge to practical thinking

Encarna Soto Gómez, María J. Serván Núñez, Angel I Pérez Gómez, Noemi Peña Trapero

The purpose of this paper is to show, from a theoretical point of view, the promising relationship between the processes generated by Lesson Studies (LS) and the development of…

Evaluation as key to describing the enacted object of learning

Vasen Pillay, Jill Adler

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the methodology used by the authors to describe the enacted object of learning, a methodology where data production and analysis is…

French Didactique des Mathématiques and Lesson Study: a profitable dialogue?

Stéphane Clivaz

– The purpose of this paper is to present French Didactique des Mathématiques (DM) to the Lesson Study (LS) community.

Use of theoretical concepts in lesson study: an example from teacher training

Daniel Martin, Anne Clerc-Georgy

The purpose of this paper is to present a lesson study (LS) approach implemented as part of the initial training of primary school teachers in a course on the oversight and…

How teachers’ practice knowledge is used and challenged in a Learning Study using Variation Theory as a tool

Anja Thorsten

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how teachers’ practice knowledge is used as a tool in a Learning Study and how teachers’ practice knowledge is challenged by using…

Learning study, economics and cognitive bias: what is the object of learning?

Keith Wood, Crystal Lu, Vincent Andrew

The purpose of this paper is to report how teachers have engaged in a Learning Study to develop, from the experience of their students, an object of learning which has important…

A social semiotic approach to identifying critical aspects

Tobias Fredlund, Cedric Linder, John Airey

– The purpose of this paper is to propose a social semiotic approach to analysing objects of learning in terms of their critical aspects.