Article 2023

Examining teachers' learning through a project-based learning lesson study: a case study in China

International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies
Journal · Vol. 12 · Issue 1 · pp. 106-119
Abstract

Purpose: This study explored how teachers change, what teachers learn and how they learn during the implementation of project-based learning through lesson study. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, three university researchers, one doctoral student and six mathematics school teachers formed a lesson study team. Using a qualitative research method, this study employed a locally integrating networking strategy to combine the modified Interconnected Model of Teacher Professional Growth (IMTPG) and Bannister's framework to describe the teachers' knowledge change when participating in a lesson study on project-based learning. Findings: The research revealed that the school teachers' knowledge about authenticity and assessment in the context of project-based learning was changed after the lesson study and how the changes were triggered. Originality/value: The study demonstrates how the networking of two different theories—modified IMTPG and Bannister's framework—contributes to a better understanding of the process of teachers' collective practice, as well as the knowledge change in PjBL. This networking was done by combining the two theories, which were superimposed at the domain of practice. © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.

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Project-Based Learning Lesson study Bannister's framework Teachers' learning The modified interconnected model of teacher professional growth

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Author Affiliations
Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
School of International Studies and Education, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Funding & Acknowledgements
Beijing Normal University, BNU
Grant: ICER201905
This paper was funded by the International Joint Research Project of Huiyan International College, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University (ICER201905).
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