Scaled down teaching used by a student teacher in a controlled condition of a teacher in order to attain proficiency in a particular teaching skill is called micro teaching
3. Scaled down teaching used by a
student teacher in a controlled
condition of a teacher in order to
attain proficiency in a particular
teaching skill is called micro
teaching.
What is micro-teaching?
4. DEFINITION
According to Bush
“micro-teaching is a teacher education
technique which allows teachers to apply
clearly defined teaching skills to carefully
prepared lessons in a planned series of five
to ten minutes encounter with a small group
of real students, often with an opportunity
to observe the result on video tape.”
5. OBJECTIVES OF MICROTEACHING
To learn and assimilate new teaching skills
under control conditions.
To gain confidence in teaching and mastering
a no of teaching skills on a small group of
pupils.
To gain maximum advantage with little time,
money and material.
6. CHARACTERISTICS OF MICRO-
TEACHING
Micro element
Number of students to be taught.
Duration of lesson.
Subject matter
The number of instructional objectives
It is focused on micro events.
It is highly individualized training
provides feedback for trainees‘
performances.
8. Pre-instructional skills.
These include writing of
instructional objectives.
Sequencing and organizing knowledge
to be presented in order to achieve
specific objectives.
Appropriate content.
Selection of proper audio-visual
aids.
9. Instructional skills
Skills of introducing a lesson.
Skills of explaining and illustrating.
Skill of stimulus variation.
Skill of probing questions.
Skill of reinforcement.
Diagnosing pupils‘
difficulties.
11. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MICRO-TEACHING
Enforcement.
Practice and drill.
Continuity.
Microscopic supervision
12. MICRO-TEACHING cycle
Defining a Specific skill
Demonstration of the skill
Micro-Lesson Plans
Teaching a small group
Feedback
Re-planning, Re-teaching and
Re-evaluation
13. MERITS OF MICRO-TEACHING
Helps student teachers to acquire hard-to-attain
teaching skills
student teachers can attain proficiency in teaching
skills in a phased manner.
Provision of immediate feedback makes micro-
teaching more interesting and reliable.
It is a student centered method.
As gadgets like video camera and tape recorders
are used, it exemplifies the effective use of
technology in the field of education.
14. DEMERITS OF MICRO-TEACHING
Time consuming
Too narrow/ restricted
Technique keeps trainees away from
classroom problem.
Require more time for planning.
More research is needed to ascertain its
usefulness in other teaching situations.