MICRO TEACHING CLASS 1 (SEM I)

MICRO TEACHING



Micro-teaching, a teacher training technique currently practiced worldwide, provides teachers an opportunity to perk up their teaching skills by improving the various simple tasks called teaching skills. With the proven success among the novice and seniors, microteaching helps to promote real-time teaching experiences. The core skills of microteaching such as presentation and reinforcement skills help the novice teachers to learn the art of teaching at ease and to the maximum extent.

Micro Teaching Cycle

The training procedure for one teaching skill is called as micro teaching cycle. In this cycle, the teacher trainee chooses a specific skill, prepares a micro lesson plan, and teaches a small group of students for a duration of 5-10 minutes. The teacher educator and the peer observers rate the lesson using an observation schedule or an appraisal guide.

On the basis of the performance appraisal, immediate feedback is given to the teacher trainee by the observers. The trainee thus modifies her/his lesson and re-teaches another set of students (peer/real students). This lesson is also rated by the supervisor and other observers and then analyze and discuss with trainee. This process is repeated till the trainee attains adequate level of the skill.

Steps in Micro Teaching Cycle

1. Planning: This involves the selection of the skill to be practiced, awareness of the components of the skill, selection of suitable concept and the writing of micro lesson plan.

2. Teaching: The trainee teaches the lesson in the Micro teaching setting. NCERT has suggested the following setting for micro teaching. Time: 6 mts

 Number of students: 5 to 10 (real pupils or preferably peers)

Supervisor: Teacher Educator/ one or two peers

The lesson is being observed by the teacher educator and/or peers or video/audio recorded.

3. Feedback: The observers analyse the performance and discuss it with the teacher trainee on the basis of their ratings using appraisal guide. The supervisor can give feedback to develop the skill.

4. Re-plan: In the light of the feedback received from the supervisor and peer observers the teacher  trainee re-plans her micro lesson plan or modifying the existing one.

5. Re-teach: The teacher trainee re teaches the revised lesson to another, but comparable group of students. The supervisor checks to see whether there is any improvement in skill attainment.

6. Re-feedback: The supervisor assesses the lesson once again and provides the feedback to the trainee. This process repeats until the trainee acquires the required level of competency.

Skills of Micro Teaching

    • The Skill Of Introduction
    • The Skill Of Explaining
    • The Skill Of Questioning
    • The Skill Of Stimulus Variation
    • The Skill Of Reinforcement
    • The Skill Of Illustration
    • The Skill Of Blackboard Writing 
    • The Skill Of Achieving Closure
    • The Skill Of Demonstration

    Skill of Blackboard Writing

    Chalk board is the most widely used of all visual aids. It is one of the quickest and easiest means of illustrating an important point. Matter once written on the board can be erased easily and new materials can be added as the lesson progresses.

    Components of the skill


    1. Legibility of handwriting

    Maximum ease in reading what is written on the board even for students sitting on the back bench should be ensured. 

    2. Neatness in Chalk Board Work

    a. Adequate spacing between lines

    b. Lines parallel to the base of the board

    c. No overwriting

    d. Focussing the relevant matter

    3. Organisation of board work

    a. Systematic planning of space

    b. Spacing to exhibit the sequence of the items being presented

    c. Adjustment of space for presenting related items in totality

    4. Appropriateness of Chalk board work

    a. Continuity in points

    b. Points brief (Brevity)

    c. Appropriate presentation of illustrations and diagrams

    d. Proper use of colour chalk

    e. Underlining only the important points to be stressed








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