Study on the development of teachers' reflection ability in “Lesson Study”

The study is based on a “Lesson Study” project in China. It is aimed to reveal the development of teachers' reflection ability from two aspect, reflective level and reflection content. 120 reflection journals are collected from 40 teachers in primary and middle schools and analyzed by Content Analysis Method. The results are as follows: First, teachers' reflective levels improved significantly from early stage to late stage; Secondly, teachers' reflection content focused mainly on “Oneself”, “Student”, “Teacher” and “Teaching”. But they were trying to consider the impact of other factors on education in late stage, including school environment, and state policy.