Preparing, leading, and reflecting on a mathematics whole-class discussion in a lesson study in initial teacher education

Nicole Gaspar Duarte; João Pedro da Ponte; Filipa Alexandra Baptista Faria

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Nicole Gaspar Duarte ¹ ^* , João Pedro da Ponte ² , Filipa Alexandra Baptista Faria ²

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¹ Escola de Educação e Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Leiria e Oeste, Leiria, PORTUGAL² Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, Lisbon, PORTUGAL^* Corresponding Author

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Based on the work in a lesson study carried out during an initial teacher education program, using a comprehensive model for preparing and leading whole-class discussions, we seek to know how a prospective teacher prepared, led and reflected on such discussions. We follow a qualitative approach, and the data was collected through observations, recordings and document collection. The analysis of data is based on the proposed model for whole-class discussions. The results show that the prospective teacher managed to promote a fruitful whole-class dynamic, inviting students to participate, and intervening when necessary and analyzing the students’ work with a focus on mathematical ideas. However, she found it difficult to get most students to participate in the whole-class discussion. The work on the lesson study seems to have contributed to the participant to prepare for the discussion in a collaborative environment and to reflect on its strong and weak features.

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whole-class discussion
lesson study
mathematics teaching
initial teacher education

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 22, Issue 11, November 2026, Article No: em2957

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Duarte, N. G., da Ponte, J. P., & Faria, F. A. B. (2026). Preparing, leading, and reflecting on a mathematics whole-class discussion in a lesson study in initial teacher education. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(11), em2957. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19681

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Duarte NG, da Ponte JP, Faria FAB. Preparing, leading, and reflecting on a mathematics whole-class discussion in a lesson study in initial teacher education. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(11):em2957. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19681

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Duarte NG, da Ponte JP, Faria FAB. Preparing, leading, and reflecting on a mathematics whole-class discussion in a lesson study in initial teacher education. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(11), em2957. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19681

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Duarte, Nicole Gaspar, João Pedro da Ponte, and Filipa Alexandra Baptista Faria. "Preparing, leading, and reflecting on a mathematics whole-class discussion in a lesson study in initial teacher education". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2026 22 no. 11 (2026): em2957. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19681

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Duarte, N. G., da Ponte, J. P., and Faria, F. A. B. (2026). Preparing, leading, and reflecting on a mathematics whole-class discussion in a lesson study in initial teacher education. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(11), em2957. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19681

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Duarte, Nicole Gaspar et al. "Preparing, leading, and reflecting on a mathematics whole-class discussion in a lesson study in initial teacher education". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 11, 2026, em2957. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19681