2. Defects In Present Teaching
More teacher’s talk
Only memory level
More information
Less explanation
Less chance of
encouragement
3. ?
Encouraging
How do we facilitate learning?
3
Effectively
introducing
Creating
interest
Discussing
Illustrating?
? Ideal
Reading
Asking right
questions
4. History & Definition
Stanford University, USA in 1963 ⇒ Experimental project on
Identification of teaching skills ⇒ Dr. Bush Allen and his team
India ⇒ all the teacher training programs of developing teaching
skills and competencies among teacher trainees.
Definition:
o“A system of controlled practice that makes it possible to
concentrate on Specified Teaching Behavior and to practice
teaching under controlled conditions”
- D.W. Allen & A. W. Eve (1968)
5. The teaching of a small unit of content,
To the small group of students (6-10 number),
In a small amount of time (5-10 min)
So called because it is analogous to putting the teacher under a microscope
while he is teaching,
So that all faults in teaching methodology are brought into perspective
for the observers to give a constructive feedback
6. Concept of Micro Teaching
A teacher training technique which helps the teacher trainee to
master the teaching skills
It requires the teacher trainee
To teach a single concept of content
Using a specified teaching skill
For a short time
To a very small member of pupils
7. Objectives of Microteaching
To enable the teacher trainee –
To learn and assimilate new teaching skills
under controlled conditions
To master a number of teaching skills
To gain confidence in teaching
8. 2. Skill of Probing
Questions
1. Set induction
(Introduction Skill)
3. Skill of Explanation
4. Skill of Stimulus
Variation
5. Skill of Black-board
Writing
Skills of Micro Teaching
6. Skill of Achieving
Closure
10. Advantages of Micro Teaching
It focuses on sharpening and developing specific
teaching skills and eliminating errors
It enables understanding of behaviors important in
class-room teaching
It increases the confidence of the learner teacher
It employs real teaching situation for developing
skills
It provides experts supervision and constructive
feedback
11. Summary
Microteaching involves presentation of micro lesson
Audience….small group of peers.
Participants learn about strengths & weakness in themselves as
teachers
Plan strategies for improvement in performance