Japanese Lesson Study has provoked intense interest since it became known in the mid-1990s due to descriptions of the "typical" Japanese abacus - the soroban - with its Earth and Heaven beads as its metaphor, this paper examines the Earth beads necessary to reach the goal of a Heavenly bead - that is, an effective structured problem-solving mathematics lesson.
History
Pagination
117-127
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Start date
2015-08-16
End date
2015-08-21
ISBN-13
9788072908332
Language
eng
Publication classification
X Not reportable, E2 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed
Copyright notice
2015, Charles University
Editor/Contributor(s)
Novotna J, Moraova H
Title of proceedings
SEMT 2015 : Proceedings of the International Symposium on Elementary Mathematics Teaching