MCT 11ES

UNIT 1
Meaning and Definition of
Micro teaching
• Meaning
• it is a procedure in which student teacher practices
teaching with a small number of pupils in a reduced
period of time with emphasis on a narrow and a
specific teaching skills. The aim of micro teaching is
to improve the quality of teacher training.

• Definition
• Micro teaching it’s a scaled down teaching
encounter in a class and time D.W. Allen( 1966)
ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF
MICRO TEACHING
The idea of micro teaching originated for the first time at Stanford
University in USA in 1963.

The team of expects was assigned the development of testing and

evaluation tools to measure the attainment of teaching skills.

This lead to the development of systematic and accurate method

of giving feedback to the teacher trainee
Characteristics of Micro-Teaching
Micro-teaching is highly individualized training devices.

Micro teaching 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 method.

Micro teaching is micro in a sense that it scale down the complexities of real teaching

Practicing one skill at the time.

Reduce the class size to 5 – 10 pupils

 • Reducing the class duration of the lesson 5
to 10 minutes.
• Limiting the content to a single concept .
• Feedback helps with (improving, fixing and
motivating learning)
Characteristics • Students provides immediate feedback in
terms of peer group feedback.
• Micro teaching advocates the choice and
practice of one skill at a time
STEPS OF MICRO TEACHING

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 3 Step 4

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 3 Step 4
• Particular skill to • In simulated • On the basis of • Teacher trainee • The supervisor
be practiced is settings, the the practiced presents a to a gives feedback to
explained to the teacher trainer skill, the teacher small group of the teacher
teacher trainees. shows the in training pupils, the lesson trainee.
teacher trainees creates a brief is supervised by
his or her skill in lesson plan. peers and the
microteaching. supervisor
Steps of Micro teaching (cont)

Step 5 The teacher trainee re-plans the lesson plan

Step 6 The revised lesson is taught to another comparable group of pupils.

Step 7 The supervisor observe the re-teach lesson and gives re-feedback.

Step 8 The ‘teach –re-teach’ cycle may be repeated several times until adequate mastery level is achieved .
Diagrammatic representation
of a micro-teaching cycle
Plan → teach → feedback →re-plan → re-teach → re-feedback
Merits of Micro-Teaching. (Benefits)

• It helps to develop and master teaching skills.

• It helps to accomplish specific teacher competencies.
• It caters the need of individual differences in the teacher training.
• It is more effective in modifying teacher behavior.
• It is an individualized training technique.
• It employes real teaching situation for developing skills.
• Reduce the complexity of teaching process.
• It helps to get deeper knowledge regarding the art of teaching
Limitations of Micro -teaching

• It is skill oriented; content not emphasized.

• A large number of trainees cannot be given the opportunity for re-
teaching and re-planning .
• It is a very time consuming technique.
• It requires special classroom setting.
• It covers only a few specific skills.
• It deviates from normal classroom teaching.
• It may raise administrative problems while arranging micro lessons
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