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MICRO TEACHING

REEMA ABDUL RAFEEKH�

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MEANING OF MICRO TEACHING

  • Micro Teaching is a teacher training technique Used to improve specific teaching skills in a controlled environment .
  • It involves teaching of a small topic to a small Group of students for a short period of time.
  • The main aim is to help teachers practice and develop individual teaching skills effectively
  • The concept of micro teaching was first developed at Stanford University in early 1960s by Dwight W Allen

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Definition of Micro Teaching

  • Micro teaching can be defined as
  • “A scaled - down teaching encounter designed to develop specific teaching skills in a short period of time with a small group of students “

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Objectives of Micro Teaching

  • The main objectives of Micro Teaching are
  • 1. To develop specific teaching skills in teachers
  • 2. To provide immediate feedback on teaching performance
  • 3. To help teachers gain confidence in classroom teaching
  • 4. To improve communication and interaction with students
  • 5. To help teachers Learn effective Classroom management

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Characteristics of Micro Teaching

The important characteristics are

Reduced Class size

Short teaching duration

Focus on one skill at a time

Immediate feedback from peers and supervisors

Opportunity for re-teaching after improvement

Controlled teaching environment

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Steps in Micro Teaching Cycle

  • Micro Teaching follows systematic cycle
  • 1) Planning
  • 2) Teaching
  • 3) Feedback
  • 4) Re – planning
  • 5) Re – Teaching
  • 6) Re – Feedback

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