The document discusses the skill of explanation in teaching. It defines explanation as showing relationships among concepts, ideas, events or phenomena. Explanation involves selecting appropriate statements to interrelate ideas and using those statements to bring about understanding. Good explanation skills include using an introductory statement, concluding statement, explaining links, and testing student understanding, while undesirable behaviors involve irrelevant statements, lack of continuity or fluency. The document also categorizes explanations as interpretive, descriptive or reason-giving and provides guidance on developing explanation skills.

1. MICRO TEACHING
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2. SKILL OF
EXPLANATION
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3.  Explanation is an activity which shows the
relationships among various concepts,
ideas ,events or phenomenon
 During teaching in a classroom , an
explanation is a set of interrelated
statements elaborating a concept being
taught or learnt.
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4.  The skill of explaining is defined as an act
of bringing about an understanding in
some one about a concept, a principle or
a phenomenon.
 Explaining is essential a verbal skill and
has two main aspects-
I. selection of appropriate statements
interrelating and
II. using the selected statements
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5.  It has a base of constructivism, where teacher
does not do spoon feeding of teaching for the
students.
 Teacher helps the students to learn. Teacher
does not pour the knowledge into the student’s
mind.
 Students mind is not a blank slate.
 Teacher helps them to construct the
knowledge.
 In explanation, teacher arranges their previous
knowledge to new knowledge.
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6. CATEGORIES OF
EXPLANATION
INTERPRETIVE
EXPLANATION
(WHAT)
DESCRIPTIVE
EXPLANATION
(HOW)
REASON GIVING
EXPLANATION (WHY)
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7. • INTERPRETIVE EXPLANATION- to make clear the
meaning of terms, statements, situation, concepts etc.
 What?
 DESCRIPTIVE EXPLANATION- descriptions of
objects, phenomena, structures, processes.
 How?
 REASON GIVING EXPLANATION- principles and
generalizations and causes
 Why?
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8. DESIRABLE BEHAVIOURS
Introductory statement
Concluding statement
Use of explaining links
Testing students
understanding
Correct student answer
UNDESIRABLE
BEHAVIOURS
Irrelevant statement
Lack of continuity
Lack of fluency
Unclear words &
phrases
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9. • To draw and maintain students
attention
• Give clue for the explanation
• Gives overall picture of explanation
Introductory
statement
• Towards the end to summarize
• Present consolidate picture
• To draw logical inference
Concluding
statement
• Certain linking words and phrases
• Bring continuity in statements
• Generally conjunctions or
prepositions eg. As a result of,
because, hence, therefore etc.
Use of
explaining
links
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10. • “One picture is worth ten
thousand words”
• Blackboard, charts, model,
picture etc.
Use of visual
techniques
• Properly defined
• If not explanation becomes
difficult
Technical
words defined
• By giving examples from
daily life
• Use simple sentences
• Different media of
communication
Interesting to
students
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11. •Asking appropriate questions
•Few simple questions
Testing
students
understanding
•When not related to the concept
•Create confusion, distraction
Irrelevant
statements
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12. • Break in sequence of ideas or information
• When statement is not logically related to
previous
• There is no sequence of place & time
• Statements are irrelevant
Lack of
continuity
• When teacher does not speak clearly
• Incomplete and half sentence
Lack of
fluency
• Do not give explicit idea about concept
• Hinders students understanding
• For eg. May, actually, you know,
somewhat
Use of
vague
words and
phrases
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14. ENGLISH
SOCIAL SCIENCE
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15. Teaching
Point
Pupil Teacher Activities Students’ Expected
Activities
Write only
one teaching
point
Galgotias University
School of Education
B.Ed. Session 2018-2020
Microteaching Lesson Plan No. –
Name of Pupil Teacher …………………………. Admission No. ………
Class ……VI…….. Duration 6 minutes Date 10.03.2016
Subject …ENGLISH……………..
Topic ……MAHATMA GANDHI…
Skill – EXPLANATION
Components of the Skill –
Previous Knowledge –
Presentation –
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16. Teaching
Point
Pupil Teacher Activities Students’
Expected
Activities
Mahatma
Gandhi
Pupil teacher will ask the students few
questions to start with the topic
‘Mahatma Gandhi’
Name some of the great leaders of India
(Testing pupils previous
understanding)
Yes, that’s right. So, students today we
will discuss about Mahatma Gandhi
whose fame will remain eternal. (use of
appropriate beginning statement)
(Pupil-teacher will show the chart of
Mahatma Gandhi) (use of visual
techniques)
Pt. Jawahar lal
Nehru, Mahatma
Gandhi, Bhagat
Singh etc.
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17. Teaching
Point
Pupil Teacher Activities Students’ Expected
Activities
Mahatma Gandhi was one of the
greatest leaders of India. He was the
servant of mankind. That’s why
countrymen call him ‘Bapuji’
because he was the father of the
nation. His full name was Mohan
Dass Karam Chand Gandhi.
(using explaining links)
He started his practice at Bombay.
An Indian firm called him to South
Africa for legal advice.
………………as a result of which
India became free on 15th august
1947.
(Covering essential points)
Students Listening
carefully.
Students will note
important points in
their note-books.
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18. Teaching
Point
Pupil Teacher Activities Students’
Expected
Activities
Gandhi ji believed in truth and
nonviolence. He was against the caste
system. He worked for the upliftment
of Harijans. (upliftment-betterment,
Harijans-Low-caste people).
(Technical words defined)
On January 30th,1948 he was shot
dead by Nathu Ram Godse.
Who is known as the father of the
nation?
(Testing Pupils understanding)
Mahatma
Gandhi
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19. Teachin
g Point
Pupil Teacher Activities Students’
Expected
Activities
What were the tools used by
Gandhiji to fight the British Rule?
(Testing pupils understanding )
So, students, it was Mahatma
Gandhi who brought freedom to
the millions through Nonviolence
and his name will always shine
like a star.
(Using appropriate concluding
statements )
Truth and
violence
Students will
listen
carefully.
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20. Thank You!!
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