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MICRO TEACHING

OBJECTIVES

· To familiarize prospective teachers about the importance of micro teaching in instruction

· To analyze the different components of micro teaching skills and its applications

· To gain self-confidence among prospective teachers by scaling down all complexities of actual classroom situation

· To practice micro teaching to develop core teaching skills for effective classroom teaching

· To make use of the academic potential of the teacher trainee by providing much needed feedback.

· To acquire the ability to integrate the micro teaching skills in normal classroom teaching

SUMMARY

This module deals with the core teaching skills involved in the classroom instruction. Micro teaching as a simulation training technique is trusted and proved effective in moulding prospective teachers for their future teaching career.

Micro teaching-its rationale of use , origin, definition, cyclic process , phases, steps, core teaching skills with their components are discussed simple.

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A training procedure for teacher preparation

Adopted first at Stanford University, U.S.A. in 1963.

Introduced by Dwight W. Allen & co-workers

Definition

A scaled down teaching encounter in class size and class time”

~ Dwight W Allen ~

Micro teaching is a training technique which requires a student teacher to teach a single concept using specified teaching skill to a small number of pupils in a short duration of time’

~B.K.Passi~

Characteristics

It scaled down the complexities of real teaching with provision of

· Teaching a small topic

· Practicing one skill at a time

· Reducing the class size to 5-10 pupils

· Reducing the duration of lesson to 5-10 minutes.

STEPS in MICROTEACHING

1. Gaining theoretical knowledge about core teaching skills and micro teaching

2. Selection of the specific teaching skill to be practiced

3. Demonstration of the teaching skill by an expert.

4. Teacher trainee prepares a micro lesson plan for acquiring the specific skill

5. Teaching of the lesson plan by the teacher trainee in a simulated set up in the presence of the observers.

6. Providing immediate feedback to the teacher trainee by the peer observers and supervising teacher with a view to improve the skill

7. Arrange re-plan, re-teach, re-feedback sessions.

8. Repetition of re-plan, re-teach and re-feedback cycle till the skill is acquired.

MICRO TEACHING CYCLE

PHASES OF MICRO TEACHING

1. Knowledge Acquisition Phase

2. Skill Acquisition Phase

3. Transfer Phase

1. Knowledge Acquisition Phase

Also known as pre-active phase

In this phase the teacher trainee observes the demonstration of a specific skill by an expert. The teacher trainee analyses and discuss the demonstration

2. Skill Acquisition Phase

Also known as interactive phase

The teacher trainee prepares micro lesson plan for a specific skill. The trainee practices the skill before the peers. Feedback were provided by peer observers and supervising teacher. The cycle continues till the skill is mastered.

3. Transfer Phase

Also known as post active phase

This phase involves the transfer of acquired skill into actual classroom situation.

SUMMARY

Micro teaching as a simulation training technique is trusted and proved effective in moulding prospective teachers for their future teaching career.

Micro teaching-its rationale of use , origin, definition, cyclic process , phases, steps are discussed simple.

TEXT : : CASE STUDY

This topic does not require any case study.

TEXT : : FAQs

1. What is the need of micro teaching practice in professional course ?

2. Micro teaching is a best example for simulation. Substantiate.

3. Discuss micro teaching cycle.

4. What you mean by core teaching skill ? List out the same.

5. Briefly describe the phases of micro teaching.

ASSIGNMENT

Practice a minimum of five micro teaching core skills before your peers

ASSIGNMENT :: QUIZ

ASSIGNMENT :: TUTORIALS

https://youtu.be/xSHlrw0ElTI

REFERENCE

Aggarwal, J.C.(2001). Principles Methods and Techniques of Teaching, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.

Mathew, T.K. & Molukutty, T.A. (2010). Science Education: Theoretical Bases of Teaching & Pedagogic Analysis,

Rainbow Book Publishers, Thiruvananthapuram.

Mohan, R. (2013). Innovative Science Teaching, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.

Sivarajan, K. & Faziluddin, A. (2009). Science Education: Methodology of Teaching and Pedagogic Analysis,

Central Co-operative Stores, Calicut University.

Manoj Praveen, G. & Hassan Koya, M.P. (2016). Teaching Science: Resources Methods and Practices, Neelkamal

Publications, New Delhi.

REFERENCE :: GLOSSARY

Micro teaching : A teacher training technique for learning teaching skills which employs real teaching situation for developing skills and helps to get deeper knowledge regarding the art of teaching.

Teaching Skill : A group of teaching acts or behaviors intended to facilitate students learning directly or indirectly.

Simulation : Imitation of a situation or process.

REFERENCE :: LINKS

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724377/

http://currentnursing.com/nursing_education/teaching_skills.html

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