Using lesson study to develop teaching approaches that help pupils understand division including tenths and hundredths
Authors
Reynolds, Stephen
Issue Date
2013
Educational Level
ISCED Level 1 Primary education
Curriculum Area
Geographical Setting
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Abstract
Background: The purpose of the study was to develop teaching approaches to help pupils understand division, including tenths and hundredths, by using lesson study to observe and evaluate the learning of two lower middle attainers.
Aims: The main aim of the lesson study was to develop teaching approaches that help pupils understand the division of numbers including tenths and hundredths. This was done by providing a range of division strategies to suit the range of learners and using a range of resources and equipment to enhance pupil learning.
Methods: The lesson study group consisted of two teachers new to the school, one with experience of teaching at year 6 and one NQT, and the school ECC teacher. They observed two lower middle attainers from two different classes. The methods used included whole class teaching, group teaching, post lesson discussion, use of resources and equipment, and post lesson interviews. The focus was on relationships between multiplication and division facts, and checking answers using inverse operations. A character, 'Zero the Hero', was used to help with understanding the 0 exception.
Findings: The main findings of the lesson study research report are that providing a range of division strategies to suit the range of learners in the classroom, and using a range of resources and equipment to enhance learning, can help pupils understand the division including tenths and hundredths.
Implications: The findings of the lesson study suggest that providing a range of resources and equipment can help pupils understand division, including tenths and hundredths. This has led to an accumulation of resources being ordered for classes across the school, and has increased awareness of the benefits of using a range of resources to assist with learning strategies.
Aims: The main aim of the lesson study was to develop teaching approaches that help pupils understand the division of numbers including tenths and hundredths. This was done by providing a range of division strategies to suit the range of learners and using a range of resources and equipment to enhance pupil learning.
Methods: The lesson study group consisted of two teachers new to the school, one with experience of teaching at year 6 and one NQT, and the school ECC teacher. They observed two lower middle attainers from two different classes. The methods used included whole class teaching, group teaching, post lesson discussion, use of resources and equipment, and post lesson interviews. The focus was on relationships between multiplication and division facts, and checking answers using inverse operations. A character, 'Zero the Hero', was used to help with understanding the 0 exception.
Findings: The main findings of the lesson study research report are that providing a range of division strategies to suit the range of learners in the classroom, and using a range of resources and equipment to enhance learning, can help pupils understand the division including tenths and hundredths.
Implications: The findings of the lesson study suggest that providing a range of resources and equipment can help pupils understand division, including tenths and hundredths. This has led to an accumulation of resources being ordered for classes across the school, and has increased awareness of the benefits of using a range of resources to assist with learning strategies.
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Keywords (free text)
lesson study , mathematics , primary education , inverse operations , multiplication and division facts