Learning Study is a collaborative, action-research approach to improve the effectiveness of
student learning by enhancing the professional competence of teachers. This is achieved through the
collaborative construction of the pedagogical content knowledge enabling them better to teach specific
objects of learning. Through inquiry and authentic learning by the teachers, it takes account of
students’ prior knowledge in the lesson planning and so creates an authentic learning environment for
the students. This paper explains how the Learning Study approach relates to the set of approaches
known as “Lesson Study” and how it incorporates the principles for high quality learning proposed by
the OECD project on Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) in its design and implementation. It
examines how Learning Study helps to integrate the factors comprising innovative learning
environments. It analyses the critical conditions that support its development and practice in schools
and in professional learning networks and education systems in general.
Learning Study
Its Origins, Operationalisation, and Implications
Working paper
OECD Education Working Papers
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