MICRO TEACHING:

STEPS AND PHASES

1st

Submitted by,
DEVI SRUTHI V,
B.Ed. Natural Science

Micro teaching
Term was coined by Dwight W Allen in 1961.
Micro teaching is a scaled down teaching

encounter in class size and class time D W Allen.

A very effective teacher training technique and

used as an effective research tool all over the world.

A technique to modify or change the behaviour of

teacher in required direction.

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Central point - to break whole teaching

activity into simple skills.

Provide training for each skills under

controlled conditions .
Experts observe actual performance of the

skills and provide feedback to improve it.

Steps in micro teaching

1. Orientation :
- Concept of micro teaching
- Significance of using microteaching
- Procedure of micro teaching
- Requirements and setting for adopting
micro teaching technique

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2.

Discussion of teaching skills :

- Analysis of teaching into
component teaching skills.
- The discussion of role of
these teaching skills in teaching.
- Discussion about the
component teaching behaviour
comprising various teaching skills.

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3.

Selection of a particular teaching skill :

- The teaching skills are to be practiced by taking them
one at a time.
- The student teachers are persuaded to select a particular
skill for practice.
- The student teacher may be given a necessary
background for the observation of a model or demonstration
lesson on the selected particular teaching skill

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4.

Presentation of a model demonstration lesson:

Model lesson for the use of selected teaching skill is
presented before the trainees (modelling)in different ways
such as :
- By providing written material such as
handbook, guides, illustration, vedio tape.
- By exhibiting a film or a vedio tape.
- By making the trainees listen an audio tape.
- By arranging a demonstration from a live model.

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5. Observation of the model lesson and criticism :

- Model lesson is carefully analysed by the trainees.

- Student trainees are expected to note down their
observations on the observation schedule given to them.
- Criticism is done according to the observation,
which provides necessary feedback to the person giving the
model lesson.

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6.

Preparation of micro lesson plan : By selecting proper

concepts the student teachers are expected to prepare a micro
lesson plan. The standard setting is given below:
- Number of pupils: 5- 10
- Type of pupils: real pupils or preferably peers.
- Type of supervisor: teacher educators and peers.
- Time duration of a micro lesson: 36 minutes.

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Teacher session

: 6 minutes

Feedback session : 6 minutes

Re-plan session

: 12 minutes

Re-teach session

: 6 minutes

Re-feedback session : 6 minutes

Total

: 36 minutes

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7.

Practice of the skill (teach session) :

- The student teacher teaches his prepared
micro lesson for 6 minutes.
- It is supervised by the teacher educator and
peers both with the help of appropriate observation
schedule.
- The student teacher may also have his lesson
taped on a vedio or an audio tape.

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8.

Providing feedback : Immediate feedback is provided to the

student teacher on his teaching performance demonstrated in the
micro lesson.

9.

Re planning : In the view of feedback received from different

sources, the student teacher tries to re plan his micro lesson. (12
min)

10.

Re teaching : The student teacher re teaches his micro lesson on

the basis of his pre prepared plan and re arranged setting. (6
min)

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11.

Providing re feedback : On the basis of his performance in the

re taught micro lesson, the student teacher is provided re
feedback.

12.

Integration of teaching skills :

- Various teaching skills individually mastered by the
student teacher are integrated.
- Bridges the gap between training in isolated teaching
skills and the real teaching situation faced by a student teacher.

Phases of micro teaching

According to Clift (1976), there are three phases of
micro teaching :
1.

Knowledge acquisition phase

- Observing demonstration skill: the trainee observes
the skill demonstrated by the expert or he observes vedio
recording of the skill performed by an expert.
- Analysing and discussing the demonstration.

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2.

Skill acquisition phase :

The trainee acquires skill
through the following activities:
- Preparing a micro lesson.
- Practising teaching skill
- Evaluating teaching

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3.

Transfer phase :
- Training through microteaching is actually provided to
prepare the teacher to tech in real class room, using different
skills.
- Student teacher displays these skills in normal class
room.
- Acquisition of skills is transferred to real teaching.

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