OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Book review: Planning and analyzing teaching. Using the variation theory of learning	14
Changes in qualities and abilities of Japanese teachers through participation in Global Lesson Study on mathematics	13
Examining teachers' learning through a project-based learning lesson study: a case study in China	12
How do dialogic interactions contribute to the construction of teachers' mathematical problem-solving knowledge? Construction of a conceptual framework	12
A case study of teacher learning in enacting maker pedagogy through lesson study	11
Lesson study in Switzerland: from research to dissemination and back	11
Guest editorial: Networking theories for understanding and guiding lesson study	10
Lesson study and open approach development in Thailand: a longitudinal study	8
Collective argumentation in elementary school: an experience of reasoning with data in an online open class	8
A networked understanding of new mathematics teachers' learning, when participating in a lesson-study induction programme	8
Book review: Reforming lesson study in Japan: theories of action for schools as learning communities	6
The study of students' discussion process in a teacher-developed problem-solving learning design: Transcript-based lesson analysis of a social studies lesson	6
The authorship of teachers: jissen kiroku as the core of professionalism in Japanese jugyo kenkyu	5
Digital competence of a teacher involved in the implementation of a cross-border lesson for classrooms in Brazil and Chile	5
A lesson study on a MOOC-based and AI-powered flipped teaching and assessment of EFL writing model: teachers' and students' growth	5
They’re already asking, I’m more alert: a teacher’s journey with mathematical whole-class discussions within lesson study	5
Mapping Lesson Study as a research field: a bibliometric review	5
Students’ expectations from mathematics teachers in the planning phase of the lesson study	5
Development of a self-reflection scale for observers of mathematics lesson during lesson study	5
Exploring students' learning and motivation in a lesson study for learning community (LSLC) environment: a new perspective	5
Teacher educator learning to implement equitable mathematics teaching using technology through lesson study	5
Lesson study in mathematics with TDS and RME as theoretical support: two cases from the European TIME project	5
Establishing a lesson study collaboration matrix	5
The power of feedback in teacher education	4
Lesson study for Children’s rights: a teacher training through arts-based education approach	4

Designing lesson study for individual and collective learning: networking theoretical perspectives	4
The development of teachers' knowledge in a lesson study	4
Promoting students’ data literacy using technologies through lesson study	4
Exploring the implementation of lesson study in Portugal and England through the lens of institutionalism	4
Leveraging generative AI in science lesson study: transforming density concept instruction through ChatGPT integration	4
Guiding educational innovation to promote children's non-cognitive abilities to succeed: implementation of the Sesame Street curriculum in Japan	4
GenAI-enabled microteaching lesson study: developing prospective secondary mathematics teachers’ TPACK in an online summer camp	4
Practicing variation theory beyond learning study	4
A tale of two schools: curriculum deliberation and school-level orientation in transforming knowledge through lesson study	4
Variation theory as a teaching theory in the theatre classroom	4
“Lesson Study is not a revolution, but an evolution”. Sustainability of Lesson Study, explored in a Norwegian context	3
Chinese lesson study: critical aspects of transfer from China to Italy	3
Design-based research to develop lesson study for transformative assessment: teachers’ reactions, learning, organizational support, and use	3
Early statistics in kindergarten: analysis of an educator's pedagogical content knowledge in lessons promoting informal inferential reasoning	3
Lesson study on two continents: contextual differences reflected in teachers’ pedagogy, affect and processes	3
The development of pedagogical content knowledge of prospective primary teachers in a lesson study	3
Connecting EFL curriculum reforms with teacher and student learning: insights from two lesson studies	3
Practicum lesson study: insights from a design-based research in English language teaching practicum	3
Pedagogical content knowledge in physical education preservice teachers in view of researching on lesson studies	3
Blended learning classroom model: a new extended teaching approach for new normal	3
Exploring teacher learning process in Chinese lesson study: a case of representing fractions on a number line	3
Implementation of Lesson Study in the context of STEM education in a rural setting in Ireland: challenges and opportunities	3
Developing lesson study collaboration in Scotland	2
Online lesson study design: integrating environmental issues with science learning to enhance students' environmental literacy	2
Exploring teacher learning through a hybrid cross-cultural lesson study in China and the United States	2
A systematic review of the literature on lesson study in Germany: a professional development approach under the radar of research?	2
The use of pattern blocks in developing students' higher-order thinking skills	2
Exploring online lesson study as a vehicle for teacher collaborative professional learning	2
An analysis of Guskey’s framework of teachers’ perceptions and experiences in integrating ICTs for lesson study	2
Leading whole-class discussions: from participating in a lesson study to teaching practice	2
Exchange on subject pedagogy during lesson study in initial teacher education	2
Learning to teach: an investigation into pre-service biology teachers' perceptions toward lesson study	2
Supporting teachers’ professional development in the social classroom dynamics domain with lesson study	2
Transforming first-aid training: a new lesson study approach for the Red Cross	2
Predicting challenges to student learning in a learning study: Analysing the intended object of learning	1
Guest editorial: Emerging voices in lesson studies	1
Teacher noticing within the context of lesson study: a systematic review and prospective trends	1
Implementing assessment protocols in compulsory school for students with intellectual disabilities: challenges and opportunities for teachers educating students with intellectual disabilities	1
Preservice teachers' perceptions of a practice-focused lesson study	1
A teacher's learning of transforming curriculum reform ideas into classroom practices in lesson study in China	1
Using coaching and mentoring supervision of lesson study to enhance classroom research competencies: a multi-case study	1
Relationship between teacher leadership and teacher learning in Japanese lesson study: focusing on the knowledge-creation process	1
Researching on practice through lesson study: developing prospective teachers’ knowledge of student learning	1
A self-study of three Koshi in Australia: insights gained from analyzing primary mathematics lesson plans	1
Lesson study as a way of improving school-day navigation for pupils with severe intellectual disability and autism	1
Using design-based research to adjust lesson study with pre-service teacher candidates	1
Lesson study and the challenges of initial teacher education in Europe: keys to sustainability. A literature review	1
Guest editorial: Lesson study comes of age in Europe: strategies and approaches for sustaining lesson study	1
Networking Hybridizations within the Semiosphere: a research trajectory for the Cultural Transposition of the Chinese Lesson Study within a Western context	1
Technology-mediated lesson study: a step-by-step guide	1

The potential of lesson study in enhancing secondary school mathematics teachers’ pedagogical practices in lesson planning: evidence from Ethiopia	1
Enhancing pedagogical content knowledge for STEM teaching of teacher candidates through lesson study	1
Book review: Stepping up lesson study, an educator's guide to deeper learning	1
Mongolian educators’ approach to student mistakes: an empirical study from a cultural perspective using lesson analysis	1
Teacher mindset change in boundary-crossing lesson study:a case from China	1