Learning studies in

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Learning studies in Öjersjö

• How to do it.
• What we have done.
• Studies in progress.
• Visions for the future

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• Analyze the results of the pre-test
• Find the critical aspects.

• Define the learning object

• Students take a pre-test

The Learning Study Cycle

• Make a lesson plan based on the theory of
  variation.

Repeat this procedure two or three times

• Give the lesson
• Video record it
• Analyze the lesson afterwards

• Evaluate

• Students take a post-test
• Analyze of test-results and of lesson.

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What we have done

• 2003 3 studies, grade 0-1, 4-5, 6
• 2003 3 studies, grade 0-1, 4-5, 7
• 2004 3 studies, grade 0-2, 4-5, 7-8
• 2003-2004 a project together with the university
• 2006 2 studies, grade 6-7, 8
• From now on, our own project without the support
  from the university
• All in mathematics with learning objects such as
• Fraction, angles, algebra, the infinity of
  numbers, negative numbers, proportion, area,
  subtraction, the equal sign, dimension analysis,
  division

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How we are working now

• 2007 3 studies, grade 0-1, 6, 7-8
• Mathematics, English and Spanish
• We are currently 17 teachers involved in Learning
  Studies

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The Learning study What is an angle?

• Three teachers planned the lessons together
• The lessons were held in three different classes
  consisting of 10 - 11-year-old students
• Pre- and post tests were made
• The structure of the lessons was the same
• The content in the lessons varied

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The Object of Learning

• To differentiate an angle from a non- angle
• To see that the length of the legs is
  insignificant for the angles size

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Lesson 1

1. Definition of an angle

• A contrast between
• the definition and the
• drawings

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Lesson 2 and 3
1. A contrast between an angle and a
non-angle 2. Definition of an angle a
point from where two straight legs beam out

3. A comparison between a small angle
with long legs and a big angle with short
legs
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The most critical aspect
The size of the angle increases and decreases by
rotation
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Pre and post tests of angles
  Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 1
N 18 Pre test Post test Post test Delayed post test
A mathematical angle definition 17 100 100 83
The legs of an angle are unimportant for the size 6 33 33 44
  Lesson 2 Lesson 2 Lesson 2 Lesson 2
N 20 Pre test Pre test Post test Delayed post test
A mathematical angle definition 35 35 90 90
The legs of an angle are unimportant for the size 40 40 95 95
  Lesson 3 Lesson 3 Lesson 3 Lesson 3
N 25 Pre test Pre test Post test Delayed post test
A mathematical angle definition 24 24 84 72
The legs of an angle are unimportant for the size 26 26 80 84

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Pre and post tests of negative numbers
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Pre and post tests of the infinity of numbers

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Teaching difficulties that we overcame

• Examples of Learning objects
• To understand
• (-3) (-2) ?
• 50 1, but why?
• How many numbers are there between 0.97 and 0.98?

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The teachers comments

• The best training I ever practiced
• Oh my God, this is really fun to discuss
• I now realize, this is what my job is all about
• It is wonderful to spend time doing this
• It is scaring to see, that so little can make
  such big difference
• Its nice to feel that youre in control of your
  teaching
• You learn a lot while interacting with your
  colleagues, both knowledgewise and socially.
• I have really learnt a lot from my colleagues
• It is so great to be a teacher

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Visions for the future

• At least one Learning Study in progress every
  semester.
• An even larger focus than today on the
  importance of teaching for students learning.
• To achieve even better results among the
  students. That every student gets grades in every
  subject.
• That Learning Study becomes a natural part of
  our school development and that a growing amount
  of the teachers will be tutors in Learning Study
  groups.

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• Thank you for listening!
• Johanna, Maria, Henrik, Ingalill, Tuula,
  Christina, Tobias and Joakim