This PDF file presents a chapter of Annual Perspectives in Mathematics 2014: Using Research to Improve
Instruction in a downloadable file that preserves the design and layout of the book while allowing users to search and print selected pages.
Chapter 2: “Implementing a New National Curriculum: A Japanese Public School’s Two-Year Lesson-Study Project.” Akihiko Takahashi (DePaul University) and Thomas McDougal (Lesson Study Alliance) describe a two-year research program undertaken by the faculty
and staff of a public elementary school in Tokyo. This program used lesson study to implement revisions of the national curriculum and to investigate ways to improve student learning.
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