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Teachers’ Attitude toward the Lesson Study:
A Mixed Method Study
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| M Ghanbari * |
| Islamic Azad university, Researcher and elite club, Sharekord, Iran. |
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Abstract: (1759 Views) |
Introduction: Lesson study is an important tool for professional development, so paying attention to this
issue is necessary. In addition, elementary schools classes are divided into the monograde and multigrade.
Therefore, we see the monograde and multigrade teachers in the schools. The purpose of this study was to
examine both the attitude and knowledge of the monograde and multigrade teachers toward the lesson study.
Methods: This is a mixed method study. All the monograde and multigrade teachers included in this
study, in the Lordegan city. The methods of sampling were randomized and purposeful in the quantitative and
qualitative phases, respectively. The sample size was 226 monograde and 70 multigrade teachers, in the
quantitative phase. In the qualitative phase, the sample size was 10 and 7 for the monograde and multigrade
teachers, respectively. In the quantitative phase, data were collected with the questionnaire and analyzed
with the parametric tests. In the qualitative phase, the interviews interpreted with the content analysis method.
Findings: There were appropriate knowledge and attitude towards the lesson study between the groups.
In the attitude category, the beliefs about the lesson study in the professional development, the professional
knowledge production, were the main concepts in the interviews. In the knowledge category, goals’ mastery
and awareness, the study lesson essence and method, the determinants of the lesson study sources, the
needed skills of the teachers, and the application of the lesson study, were the main concepts.
Conclusion: The knowledge and attitude between both the monograde and multigrade teachers were not
different. The groups can cooperate in the process of the lesson study. |
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| Keywords: Lesson Study, Monograde, Multigrade, Teachers. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Special
Received: 2018/06/30 | Accepted: 2018/06/30 | Published: 2018/06/30
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