Lesson Study: A Collective Concern for Students’ Learning Improvement

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Published Apr 19, 2022
https://doi.org/10.24036/jlils.v2i1.11
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Vol 2 No 1 (2022): JLILS (June Edition)

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Tono Suwartono
Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9615-2257
Abdulloh Abdulloh
SMK N 1 Kalikajar
Khomsatun Khomsatun
SMK N 1 Kalikajar

Abstract

Having a teaching art for a teacher has been a compulsory nowadays. Beside the basic requirement, the mastery of the content and also good lesson instructions are needed in the classroom. The skill or competency sometimes become the problems faced by the teacher in implementing a lesson plan. By understanding the cases, the teacher has to be aware of alternatives to best classroom activities. The lesson study is suggested to be an alternative solution for implementing a lesson plan. This study aimed to show how collaborative learning from the teachers can create collective concern among the teachers. This research employed a literary study directed for providing some perspectives and evidences to prove that teacher’s competence can be developed through collaborative learning. The results of this study has indicated that the teachers are strongly encouraged to apply the lesson study in attempt to find the best way for implementing the lesson plan because it can build a learning community among teachers, overcome ineffective learning practice based on clinic stages, and be implemented at any level.

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Author Biography

Tono Suwartono, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto

Suwartono – better known as Tono Suwartono in the academic world and publication is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language Education at Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English Language Teaching, a master’s degree in Linguistics for Language Teaching, and a Ph.D in Language Education. In addition, he is an internationally certified TESOL trainer. Since his first debut in 1990s, he has conducted countless research studies, extensively published articles in national, international, as well as reputable international journals. He has travelled internationally to present at conferences and published them in conference proceedings. He has also authored reference books and monographs. He has trained thousands of teachers nationwide. His workshops include those on educational research, academic writing, test and testing and educational evaluation, learning and teaching methodology, language education, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Teaching English as Foreign Language (TEFL/TESOL), and motivational programs. Besides working for the Govt programs such as Independent Watch Team for the school national examination and Instructor and Supervisor for Teacher Certification Program, he also serves as a peer reviewer for several journals within Indonesia and beyond, including Arab World English Journal, Athens Journal of Philology, Technium Social Sciences Journal, and IAFOR Journal of Education: Language Learning in Education (Scopus indexed).
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9615-2257
Scopus Author ID: 57190977759
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How to Cite
Suwartono, T., Abdulloh, A., & Khomsatun, K. (2022). Lesson Study: A Collective Concern for Students’ Learning Improvement. Journal of Learning Improvement and Lesson Study, 2(1), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.24036/jlils.v2i1.11

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