Kyouzaikenkyuu: An Exploration of Japanese Mathematics Teachers’ Daily Planning Practices
Doug Corey and his former graduate student, Matt Mellville recently published an article titled “Kyouzaikenkyuu: An Exploration of Japanese Mathematics Teachers' Daily Planning Practices” in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. Doug has answered a few questions about this article below: Who would you say is the target audience for this article? Researchers that want insight into Japanese instruction/planning or that want insight into mathematics teacher planning in general. What is the big problem you hoped to address with this article? We know that the Japanese teach mathematics at a high level, but we don't understand all of the aspects that enables them to teach at such a high level. It takes considerable knowledge, skill, and planning to implement high-level lessons. We were trying to understand a planning practice that…