The document outlines the concept and characteristics of mini teaching, which is a brief instructional method focusing on specific teaching skills for pre-service teachers. It includes a detailed mini lesson format with information on objectives, materials, content outline, teaching skills, and assessment methods. The assessment evaluates the effectiveness of teaching skills and steps used during the mini lessons.

2. MINI TEACHING RECORD
t.arulmozhivalavan
Assistant Professor of Education
Marudupandiyar College of Education
Thanjavur – 613403
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3. MEANING
Mini Teaching is a short lesson with
a narrow focus that provides instruction
with skills, steps and concept that
pre-service teacher will then relate to a
larger lesson.

4. CHARACTERESTICS OF MINI
TEACHING
 It is the combination of teaching
skills and teaching steps.
 The time duration 15-20 minutes.
 Integration of more individual
mastery skills.
 It is a practice for the pre-service
teachers before actual classroom
training.

5. IDENTIFICATION
OF VARIOUS
SKILLS
TRAINING
OF EACH
SKILLS
INTEGRATION
OF SKILLS
UTILISATION
OF ALL THE
SKILLS

6. TEACHING
SKILLS
TEACHING
STEPS
MINI
TEACHING

7. MINI LESSON FORMAT
1. Name : Xxxxx
2. Subject : Physics
3. Topic : Units And Measurements
4. Focus : Measurement Of Length
5. Date : 06.10.2017
6. Time : 15 – 20 Minutes
7. Objectives
8. Materials
9. Content Outline
10. Teaching Skills
11. Instructional Procedures and Activities
Introductory Activities( Motivation)
Development Activities (Presentation, Interaction, reflection)
Concluding Activities(Summing Up/Closure)
12. Evaluation and Assessment

8. OBJECTIVES
Identify/ State your instructional objectives.
In other words, indicate what you want your students
to learn or accomplish by using appropriate verbs that
indicate measurable and observable objectives.

9. Objectives – Example:
 acquires the knowledge of the fundamental
quantities and S.I. Units
 understands the knowledge to identify the
type of zero error in the diagram.
 develops Interest in using the physical
measurement in day today life .
 develops attitude towards science in
knowing more about Vernier calipers.

10. MATERIALS
 Identify all materials and resources that you have
prepared or going to use in delivering the mini-
lesson

11. Materials – Example:
 Vernier Calipers
 A Chart showing the diagram of a
Vernier Callipers and the diagram to
show the types of zero error.

12. CONTENT OUTLINE
Provide the focused content outline for
presentation.
In other words, identify the main teaching
points in the focused content selected for
presentation.

13. Content outline - Example
 Fundamental quantities
 SI units
 Description of Vernier Calipers
 Least count and it’s determination
 Procedure to find out the length of the
cylinder
 Zero error and it’s types.

14. TEACHING SKILLS
1. Introducing
2. Explaining
3. Questioning
4. Varying the Stimulus
5. Non verbal cues
6. Reinforcement
7. Closure
8. Fluency in Communication

15. MINI TEACHING STEPS
1. Motivation
2. Presentation
3. Interaction
4. Reflection
5. Summing up

16. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES AND ACTIVITIES
 Introductory Activities
( Motivation)
 Development Activities
(Presentation, Interaction and Reflection)
 Concluding Activities
(Summing Up/ Closure)

17. ASSESSMENT FORMS
1. Integrating the Steps in Mini-teaching
2. Integrating Skills in Mini- teaching .

18. INTEGRATING THE STEPS IN MINI TEACHIN
(Assessment by Peers/Teacher Educators)
TEACHING
STEPS
AVERAGE
(score 1)
GOOD
(score 2)
VERY GOOD
(score 3)
TOTAL
Motivation
Presentation
Interaction
Reflection
Summing up
Total
Overall assessment of teaching steps
Average Good Very good
Interpretation of scores
Average :5
Good :6-10
Very Good :11-15
(Range of scores: 5-15)

19. INTEGRATING SKILLS IN MINI TEACHING
(Assessment by Peers/Teacher Educators)
TEACHING SKILLS AVERAGE
(score 1)
GOOD
(score 2)
VERY GOOD
(score 3)
TOTAL
Introducing
Explaining
Questioning
Varying the stimulus
Non verbal cues
Reinforcement
Closure
Fluency in Communication
Range of scores: 8 - 24
Overall assessment of teaching steps
Average Good Very good
Interpretation of scores
Average :8
Good :9-16
Very Good :17-24

20. RECORD WRITING
 Only for Pedagogy of School Subject.
 Practice minimum 5 lessons.

21. THANK YOU