A LESSON STUDY IMPLEMENTATION WITH PRE-SERVICE MATHEMATICS TEACHERS

İbrahim BUDAK ¹ , Ayfer BUDAK¹ , IŞIL BOZKURT ¹ , BÜLENT KAYGIN ¹

Answers to the research questions “how was the Lesson Study process conducted and what did this process give the teacher candidates?" were searched with this study, which were implemented with pre-service elementary mathematics teachers during the course of a semester. The data were gathered through the diaries that 24-prospective teachers’ kept from the beginning to the end of this process and the self assessments at the end of the semester. The research is a case study. Results show that prospective teachers have developed cooperative learning skills and teacher knowledge in the process of Lesson Study. Through such research, adopting field teachers’ interactions during the pre-service teacher education, prospective teachers were given opportunities such as subject matter knowledge, teaching methods, producing educational material and sharing it with their peers.

Keywords
Lesson Study , Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Teacher Knowledge, Professional Development,