Micro Teaching

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MICRO TEACHING

Chanlin Chacko

Invented in the mid-1960s at Stanford University by Dr. Dwight Allen, microteaching has been used with success for several decades Now as a way to help teachers acquire new skills.

Meaning of microteaching
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Micro teaching is a procedure in which a student teacher practices teaching with a reduce number of pupils in a reduced period of time with emphasis on a narrow and specific teaching skill.

Scaled down teaching encounter in which a teacher teaches a small unit to a group of 5-10 students for a small period of 5-10 minutes and one teaching skill is practiced during the teaching

Definition
n

Microteaching is a scaled down teaching encounter in class size and time - D.W.Allen(1966)

Microteaching is defined as a system of controlled practice that makes it possible to concentrate on specified teaching behaviour and to practice teaching under controlled conditions. - D.W. Allen & A.W.Eve (1968)

Microteaching is a scaled down teaching encounter in which a teacher teaches a small unit to a group of five pupils for a small period of 5 to 20 minutes - L.C. Singh (1977)

Objectives of Microteaching
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To enable teacher trainees to learn and assimilate new teaching skills under controlled conditions. To enable teacher trainees to master a number of teaching skills. To enable teacher trainees to gain confidence in teaching.

CHARACTERISTIC OF MICROTEACHING
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Microteaching is a highly individualized training device Microteaching is an experiment in the field of teacher education which has been incorporated in the practice teaching schedule It is a student teaching skill training technique and not a teaching technique or method Microteaching is micro in the sense that it scale down the complexities of real teaching

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Practicing one skill at a time Reducing the class size to 5 10 pupil Reducing the duration of lesson to 5 10 minutes Limiting the content to a single concept immediate feedback helps in improving, fixing and motivating learning The student are providing immediate feedback in terms of peer group feedback, tape recorded/CCTV Microteaching advocates the choice and practice of one skill at a time

Phases of Micro-teaching
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There are three phases of the Microteaching procedure They are : 1. Knowledge Acquisition Phase. 2. Skill Acquisition Phase. 3. Transfer Phase of Micro-teaching.

1. Knowledge Acquisition Phase (Pre-Active Phase)


It includes the activities such as; n Provide knowledge about teaching skills. n Observe the demonstration of teaching skill. n Analyze and discuss the demonstration of the teaching skill.

2. Skill Acquisition Phase (Interactive Phase)


It includes the activities such as; n Planning and preparation of micro lesson for a skill. n Practicing the skill. n Evaluation of the practiced skill (Feedback). n Re-plan , Re-teach and re-feedback till the desired level of skill is achieved.

3. Transfer Phase (Post Active Phase)


n

Giving opportunity to use the mastered skill in normal class room teaching. Integrate the different skill practiced

Micro-teaching Cycle
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The six steps generally involved in micro-teaching cycle are Plan Teach Feedback Replan Reteach Refeedback
There can be variations as per requirement of the objective of practice session.

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