Microteaching is a teacher training technique that involves teaching short "micro" lessons to gain feedback. It was developed at Stanford University to help teachers improve specific skills like questioning, explanation, and engagement. The goals are to help teachers master skills, gain confidence, and receive feedback in a controlled environment before full classroom teaching. Trainees plan micro lessons focusing on one teaching skill, present to a small group, and then receive feedback to improve their planning and performance.

1. Dr. Jayesh Vaghela
MICRO TEACHING

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

9. Planning
Micro
Teaching
Cycle
Teaching
Feedback
Re-
planning
Re-
Teaching
Re-
Feedback

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