Micro Teaching

concept of Microteaching, skill of Micro Teaching, step of Micro Teaching,

1. Micro Teaching Bheem Pad Mahato Assistant Professor FOE IUT

2. Micro Teaching Micro means small, Microteaching is small scale of teaching. Teaching a small topic in short time period within a small group of people.

3. Micro Teaching It is a procedure in which a student teacher practices teaching with a reduced number of pupils in a reduces periods of time with emphasis on a narrow & specific teaching skills.

4. Concept of Microteaching Practice on component skill at a time Reducing the size of students (5 to 10 person) Reducing the duration of the lesson (5 to 10 Min) Limited content

5. Objectives To modify teachers behavior according to the specified objectives. To bring instructional improvement by developing teaching skill among the student teacher.

6. Importance of Micro Teaching Skill development Review of skill Constructive feedback Improvement in teaching technique

7. Characteristics Real Teaching Training for the development of specific task Practice under control situation Immediate feedback Scope for Replan and Reteach Practice on Limited content Individualized

8. Micro Teaching Cycle

9. Micro Teaching Vs Traditional Teaching MICRO TEACHING TRADITIONAL TEACHING Teaching is simple Teaching is a complex activity Teaching under controlled situation Teaching carried out in actual classroom situation. Class consist 5-10 students Class consist 35-45 students Teacher practice one skill at a time Teacher practice several skills at a time Duration of teaching time is 5 to 10 minutes Duration of teaching time is 40 to 50 minutes Provide immediate feedback No provision of immediate feedback Provision for Replan & Reteaching No Provision for Replan & Reteaching Chance of develop self confidence before actual teaching. No chance, directly in real classroom. Student are relex Students usually is tensed and scared.

10. Steps of Micro Teaching Identifying teaching skill Planning for teaching Implementing the plan or microteaching . Playing back of recorded microteaching session Discussion and feed back Replanning of the lesson Replaying the recorded teaching act for discussion and feedback

11. Skills of Microteaching Sl no Skill Activity 1 Skill of writing objectives Identifying and analysing the task and Writing objectives in behavioral term. 2 Skill of introducing a lesson Greenting , accepting, securing attention and giving instruction. 3 Skill of explaining Forward new knowledge with the help of mutually related statements, which are continuous and provide a meaningful whole in development of new concepts. 4 Skill of fluency in questioning Meaningful, Relevant, useful and apt questions. In support of development of the lesson. 5 Skill of illustrating with examples Simple , interesting and Real life example 6 Skills of writing on the blackboards Use the blackboard to point out and highlight important points and to draw diagram, graphs & circuits to explain the concept ant solve the problem.

12. Skills of Microteaching Sl no Skill Activity 7 Skills of drawing figures Draw neat, clear diagrams to scale and labels them in a orderly manner. 8 Skill of using audio visual aids Select relevant equipment , audio visual aids and present in appropriate time in proper and sequential manner. 9 Skill of reinforcement Encourage desired activity verbal and non verbal appreciation and discourages undesired activity by depreciations. Ensure active participation. 10 Skill of higher order questions Question for logical and effective thinking. i.e how & why 11 Skill of divergent questions Question for differentiate between two aspects by thinking creatively. 12 Skill of probing question Complete the students’ answer by asking the same question to more than one student …. 13 Skill of stimulus variation Change the speed of lesson, question, teaching process and teaching mode.

13. Skill of Introduction Use of previous knowledge Preliminary Attention Gaining Use of appropriate devices Motivation Relevant & continuity Topic declaration

14. SKILL of EXPLANATION Cognitive link Use of illustration Compare and contrast Covering essential points Meaningful Repetition Testing pupil’s understanding

15. Skill of Probing Question Prompting Technique Refocusing Redirecting Reinforcement Developing Critical Awareness

16. Skill of Blackboard Legibility of hand writing Neatness of blackboard work Appropriateness of written work Continuity on content development Simplicity and clarity Problem in body postures Mishandling the piece of chalk

17. Skill of Reinforcement Positive verbal Reinforcements Positive Nonverbal Reinforcement Negative Verbal Reinforcement Negative non Verbal Reinforcement

18. Skill of Recapitulation Consolidation of Major points Probing opportunity to apply new knowledge to new situation Previous Knowledge new Knowledge Future Knowledge

19. Advantages of Microteaching Microteaching is more manageable than classroom teaching. Pupils teacher gain confidence It economical Completing the individual demand It is making easy the complexities of normal classroom teaching. Opportunity for replaning and reteaching Helping in modification of teacher behaviour

20. Limitation Micro teaching requires trained and competent teacher educators. It require committed and innovative teacher educators. It is under control situation where as actual classroom is different form it. It is skill based not content based. Micro teaching is time consuming and costly Lack of administrative skills

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