Exploring Pedagogical Design in Lesson Study through the SECI Model: A Case Study of Preservice Teacher Learning Metacognitive Pedagogies
AUTHORS
Eric C K Cheng,Professor, Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education, Hong Kong
ABSTRACT
This case study examines how Lesson Study (LS) enables preservice teachers (PSTs) to develop pedagogical knowledge, analyzed through the SECI (Socialization, Externalization, Combination, Internalization) knowledge creation model. The study investigated PSTs co-constructing metacognitive pedagogies in a teacher education program through LS, using an experimental design comparing control and experimental groups. Data collection involved pre-post questionnaires on metacognitive pedagogies, lesson observations, and group interviews. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) identified five metacognitive pedagogies, while t-tests revealed significant differences in modeling thinking, provoking reflections, and reviewing thinking between pre/post-surveys. Results show that LS components (collaborative lesson planning, research lesson implementation and post-lesson conference) facilitate PSTs in leveraging tacit pedagogies, codifying them into lesson plans, and internalizing them as implicit knowledge. The pedagogy-sharing process in LS communities enables PSTs to develop as knowledgeable practitioners and enhance their reflective learning about metacognitive pedagogies.
KEYWORDS
Lesson study, Metacognitive pedagogies, Metacognition, The SECI model, Learning to learn, 2.0+ curriculum
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