Lesson study is to be used as a tool for teachers to develop or improve their ability to help pupils develop mathematical thinking. He has presented many keynote lectures at international education conferences and has given seminars at various universities around the world. Pdf the present experimental study is on the effectiveness of bar model in. Lesson study is to be used as a tool for teachers to develop or improve their ability to. Yeap ban har anglochinese school barker road, singapore berinderjeet kaur. The sample of the study consisted of 10 intermediate teachers and 236 students in arar city. Concurrently, he is director of curriculum and professional development at pathlight school, a primary and secondary school o. Primary mathematics standards edition tests is a series of assessment books. Pdf this is a workshop on word problems in primary mathematics. Lesson study approach with yeap ban har early math collaborative.
The bar model method draws on the the concrete, pictorial, abstract cpa approach an essential maths mastery concept. Lesson study is one of the best ways to improve the quality of teaching. Setting lesson study within a longterm framework for learning. The activity has a familiar and humourous context which puts many students at ease.
This document or any part of it may not be duplicated andor distributed without permission of the owner. Progressive suggests you bring as many members of your grade level team as possible along with curricula and materials to plan lessons. Yeap ban har 4 the extensive use of this problemsolving heuristic in the textbooks is probably the main reason why most teachers include it in their lessons and why many students are comfortable using it as a problemsolving and communication tool. Lesson study in action singteach education research. This teachers guide accompanies singapore maths earlybird kindergarten math standards edition textbook a. Dr yeap ban har is the director of curriculum and professional development at pathlight school, an autismoriented k10 school in singapore. This series is aligned with the standards adopted by the california state board of. Exploring equivalent fractions with students in boston. Yeap ban har will demonstrate planning for a 4th grade primary math lesson to exemplify the critical competencies. Lesson study then becomes an endeavour to increase teachers knowledge in order to close the gap. He is also wellknown for lesson study and is a specialist in the apec lesson study project. It is emphasized that lesson study is aimed at increasing teachers competency which will result in better pupil achievement. Yeap ban har has taught at national institute of education, nanyang technological university in singapore for more than ten years. Pdf children making sense during word problem solving.
It is tempting to dive straight into mathematical procedures, telling the students to multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number to find equivalent fractions. Experiencing singapore mathexperiencing singapore mathm at h i n f o c u s. As part of their professional development, a group of teachers in several elementary schools in singapore will engage in a lesson study to understand the idea of mathematical thinking and how pupils can develop. Title mathematical problem solving, thinking and creativity. Three cases from singapore find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Multitier design research alternatives to japanese lesson plan studies. This document or any part of it may not be duplicated andor distributed without permission of. Banhar yeap banhar yeap is principal of the marshall cavendish institute, a teacher professional development institute. The specific aims of the study and the main stages of the study are described. Maths mastery expert dr yeap ban har demonstrates what number bonds are, and how to teach them. Yeap ban har national institute of education nanyang technological university, singapore. It is a model approach for improvement of teacher education across the globe. However, doing so will deprive students of an excellent opportunity to derive their own rules through induction.
Lesson study in action singteach education research for. Lesson study by maitree inprasitha overdrive rakuten. However, several textbook studies had shown that one. System upgrade on tue, may 19th, 2020 at 2am et during this period, ecommerce and registration of new users may not be available for up to 12 hours. Making sense of number bonds how to teach, examples, and. K5 common core math success 7udlqz lwkd z ruog ohdghu in k5 math and lesson study.
Yeap ban har 1 the singapore mathematics curriculum and. As a teacher, to share my own learning from a lessonstudy process and how i translate my learning into a lesson for lsm pupils. Classroom innovations through lesson study is an apec ednet asiapacific economic cooperation education network project that aims to improve the quality of education in the area of mathematics. On september 29th, springhurst had the good fortune of being able to host a visit from ban har yeap, the esteemed teacher, speaker, and mathematical philosopher from singapore. This book includes challenges of lesson study implementation from members of.
The lesson study approach is a collaborative effort between teachers to strengthen a single lesson. Ban har holds master of arts in southeast asian studies, master of education and. One of the key factors to note for lesson study is to be extremely clear of its purpose. He visited our school in 2010, and it was very exciting to have him visit again after some time had elapsed and our. Lesson study series on mathematics education world scientific. The lesson study approach is a collaborative effort between teachers to strengthen a. This is the ability to see trends and identify relationships between and. Open lesson at the symposium the first three keynote lectures were common to both apec khon kaen international symposium and international conference on educational research. Right now, my school currently embarks on two lesson study cycles. Research and development in problem solving in mathematics. The mathematical competency, or big idea, needed is patterning.
Challenges in mathematics education 390 pages author. Dr yeap ban har is one of the worlds leading experts in professional development for teachers in singapore mathematics. Yeap ban har, berinderjeer kaur ill such activities are created by deleting questions from typical mathematics problems. Discount prices on books by ban har yeap, including titles like lesson study.
Bar modeling, a problemsolving tool is recommended as a selfstudy or professional development book for educators who want to become more comfortable with and skilled at solving word problems with bar models in order to better assist students in using the tool effectively. Buy a cheap copy of primary mathematics textbook 6a. Yeap ban har national institute of education nanyang technological university singapore purpose of school mathematics the development of a way of thinking that forms the foundation for competencies of a highquality workforce. Maitree inprasitha, masami isoda, patsy wangiverson and ban har yeap. An experienced educator, ban har spent ten years at the national institute of education, singapore, where he was involved in several funded research programmes in mathematics education, and where he taught a range of teacher education courses, including. The paper concludes with a proposal to use lesson study as a platform for teachers. In maitree inprasitha, masami isoda, patsy wang iverson, yeap ban har eds.
Presently, he holds two concurrent positions as the director of curriculum and professional development at pathlight school, an autismoriented k10 school in singapore, and he is also the principal. Taking the concept a step further number bonds also develop problemsolving strategies such as making ten with ten frames, multilink or unifix cubes. It is not a book for students at the primary level. Yeap ban har and has been developed by the deep learning alliance. The singapore mathematics curriculum and mathematical. This series is aligned with the standards adopted by the california state board of education and follows the topical arrangement in the primary mathematics standards edition textbooks. In activity 2, the questions generated could vary from simple ones such as. Timss 2007 grade 4 1 hong kong 607 2 singapore 599 3 japan 586 4 chinese taipei 576 5 kazakhstan 549 6 russian federation 544 7 england 541 8 latvia 537 9 netherlands 535 10 lithuania 530 11 united states 529 12 german 525 denmark 523 14 australia 516 15 hungary 510. Timss 2007 grade 4 1 hong kong 607 2 singapore 599 3 japan 586 4 chinese taipei 576 5 kazakhstan 549 6 russian federation 544 7 england 541 8 latvia 537 9 netherlands 535. Mathematical thinking through assessment, 187 yeap ban har journal of. From an investigation of the curriculum document, national test items and textbooks, it.
Starts with the study of instructional materials textbook. This book focuses on mathematics education, teacher education, and curriculum implementation and reforms. Yeap ban har national institute of education, nanyang technological university, singapore banhar. One teacher in the lesson study group will teach the lesson to a group of students while the other teachers observe and take notes. The problem situation should ideally be rich in information to allow the generation of responses that range from simple ones to complex types. Enhancing mathematics teachers professional development through lesson study a case study in singapore banhar yeap, peggy. This was facilitated by dr makoto yoshida and dr yeap ban har, who are leading researchers and educators in the field of lesson study. This aspect is the focus of thinking schools, learning nation. Some teachers used all the lessons while others did not. Bar modelling and the cpa approach the bar model method draws on the the concrete, pictorial, abstract cpa approach an essential maths mastery concept. Chua, puay huat and yeap, ban har, national institute of education, nanyang. The process begins with pupils exploring problems via concrete objects. Written to help teachers understand the course material and prepare for the days lessons, each lesson includes objectives, california standards, materials needed, vocabularyphrases, reduced student pages, and lesson instructions for introducing, developing, practicing, using the. Jan 25, 20 includes lesson analysis, break out sessions and ample individual and small group discussions with dr.
It was found that the children were able to make sense of their computation results. Request pdf on feb 1, 2009, fang yanping and others published lesson study in mathematics. The concepts of teaching the lesson will apply to all grades k8. He will then teach the lesson to 4 th grade students. Based on the schools vision, focus of the curriculum and your students profile, the research theme is constructed. Tsukuba journal of educational study in mathematics. Singapore math through lesson study in vero beach, fl. Some teachers have actually asked if the second cycle itself can be done not by observing just one teacher, but by taking the improved lesson plan back to their classes and conducting it. Lesson lets experience an opening segment of a primarylevel.
David tall 2012 a sensible approach to the calculus. All credit card and check information is automatically deleted off of our systems once payment has been received. Yeap ban har is an established name in singapore math. We will not sell, rent, or give your personal information to any other organization. Institute of education singapore this document may be used for private study or research purpose only. Maths no problem textbook 1a mathematics textbooks for primary schools author. Were still buzzing from our annual conference, which featured talks from expert international speakers such as carol tomlinson and dr yeap ban har. Maths mastery expert dr yeap ban har demonstrates how bar models are taught in singaporestyle maths lessons.
Bar modelling learn the singapore maths bar model method. Workshops, onsite and online we can help you achieve goals, meets standards and overcome your challenges. An important concept for fractions is equivalent fractions. Bar models explained by dr yeap ban har part 1 bar models explained by dr yeap ban har part 2 education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. Dr yeap ban har explains how to teach number bonds and why they are an important concept in the singapore maths approach. Mathematics learning for the 21st century isp welcomed dr yeap ban har, professor of mathematics education at singapores sole teacher. One lesson study cycle may not result in increased pupil achievement. The most important findings of the study were as follows. Number bonds encourage strong number sense and a mastery level. Title mathematical problem solving in regular classrooms. The immediacy of this discussion ensured that the details of the lesson were still fresh in the teachers minds.