The paper presents a number of issues in the lesson study, which identifies the learning process through lesson study and proposes the process of teaching through the form of lesson study and the results of applying the process in teaching “mathematics lesson plan” for primary education students at Dong Thap University. | VJE Vietnam Journal of Education, Vol. 2, 2018, pp. 61-65 USING LESSON STUDY TO DEVELOP THE COMPETENCE OF DESIGNING MATH LESSON PLAN FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION STUDENTS AT DONG THAP UNIVERSITY Nguyen Thi Kieu - Dong Thap University Received: 21/10/2017; Revised: 19/11/2017; Accepted: 02/01/2018. Abstract: The paper presents a number of issues in the lesson study, which identifies the learning process through lesson study and proposes the process of teaching through the form of lesson study and the results of applying the process in teaching “mathematics lesson plan” for primary education students at Dong Thap University. The quantitative and qualitative results from the initial empirical process demonstrate the effectiveness of implementing the process of lesson study in teaching in order to develop a professional competency for students. Keywords: Lesson study, professional competency, lesson plan. 1. INTRODUCTION Lesson study is a model of teacher professional development which is rooted in Japan. In recent years, various educational researchers have also studied lesson study in terms of the concept, characteristics, procedures, and benefits. Some noted works include “Case study as an approach in developing teachers’ professional competencies” by Vu Thi Son [1], “Using case study as a tool to develop mathematics teachers’ professional competencies” [2], [3]; and other materials such as [4], [5], [6], [7], etc. This article discusses the application of the lesson study model to instruct primary education teacher students to design mathematics lesson plans in Dong Thap University. 2. CONTENT . Overview of lesson study model Lesson study is a teaching model which involves different activities including designing, implementing and adjusting one or more lesson plans (lesson research) in order to improve teaching and learning practices. In this process, teachers improve their teaching methods gradually and systematically by examining and reflecting on each other’s .
