How can we evaluate the achievement of l esson study?

1. How can we evaluate the achievement of lesson study? Case study on Thailand KittichaiTriratanasirichai Associate Professor, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer Affairs KhonKaen University, Thailand

2. Contents • KKU in Brief • Background of the projects • How can we evaluate the achievement of the project KhonKaen University, Thailand

3. Tokyo KKU KhonKaen University, Thailand

4. Vientien KhonKaen 450 km Bangkok KhonKaen University, Thailand

5. KKU in brief • KhonKaen University (KKU) the first university established in North-Eastern region since 1963. • Area in main campus about 900 ha, NongKhai campus about 500 ha, and others 500 ha, • 20 faculties, 1 remote campus, • 2,092 faculty staff, 6,987 supporting staff • 27,620 undergraduate student, 11,792 postgraduate student

6. Project’s background • In Thailand, Lesson Study was introduced to improve teacher education in 2001, the Faculty of Education, KKU attempted to improve the teacher education program. • in 2006, the Center for Research in Mathematics Education (CRME), KKUattempted to introduce Lesson Study into 4 schools in KhonKaen Province; • KooKumPittayasun, Sumsoong District • Chumchon Baan Chonnabot, Muang District • Baan BuengNiumNongKrai Nun, Muang District (2007) • NoongToomNongNguLeuam, MuangDistrict (2007) KhonKaen University, Thailand

7. How can we evaluate the achievement of the project? • There are two levels of achievement of the project; • Micro level : school, teachers, students • Macro level : Policy of Thai Education System KhonKaen University, Thailand

8. The achievement of the project : Micro level : school, teachers, students • The director of the pilot schools participated the project very well. • Teachers play attention with big effort on the projects. • The students have positive attitudes on the mathematics classroom through the open-approach and lesson study. • The students have more opportunities to act, think, play an active role, do something original, and conclude things by oneself. KhonKaen University, Thailand

9. The achievement of the project : Micro level : school, teachers, students • The students show some interesting responses as follows: more reasonable, more skillful in observation, more cool-hearted, know how to work cooperatively and more confidence in asking “why?” and “how come?” KhonKaen University, Thailand

10. The achievement of the project : Macro level : Policy of Thai Education System • Office of Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education, supported the pilot project in 4 schools, • The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST), start to join the project this year, • Thai government support the project by training the teachers in 19 schools from the Northeast and the North of Thailand; about 400 people attend the training in May 2009, • Thai government expect to extend the project to the whole nation. KhonKaen University, Thailand

11. Teachers Development on Lesson Study and Open Approach Project, 5-30 May 2009 KhonKaen University, Thailand

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