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Unit-11: Micro Teaching

Self-Assessment Notes

1. Fill in the blanks:
(i) Teacher offers practical knowledge and principle of micro teaching to pupil teachers. It is known
as …………………… session.
(ii) …………… teaching is a very small and simplified form of teaching.

(iii) Micro teaching is the …………………. Teaching.
(iv) Micro teaching is an experimental and ………………. Teaching method.

(v) Micro teaching is a ………………. process of controlled practice in the field of teaching.

11.7 Micro Teaching Process: A Brief Description

In the process of micro teaching, pupil teacher is told about teaching skills and then specified by the
performance. Pupil teacher observe the skills through patterns and obtain specific information by

conversation. Then lesson is prepared and taught. Its video or audio is recorder through tape recorder.
When lesson ends, it is discussed with the inspector. This way is used to evaluate pupil teacher and
suggestions for improving the lesson are given. Then pupil teacher re-plans his lesson and teacher other
students of the same class and feedback session starts. This type of training is given to pupil teacher in
universities to improve their teaching skills.
Techniques used in Micro teaching
Micro teaching was developed Stanford University. Following techniques were used there

Teaching session 5 minutes
Feedback session 10 minutes
Lesson re-creation session 15 minutes
Re-teach session 5 minutes
Re-feedback 10 minutes
Total time 45 minutes
Following techniques were used at Ulster University
Teaching session 15 minutes
Feedback session 7 minutes
Lesson re-creation session 8 minutes
Re-teach session 15 minutes
Re-feedback 15 minutes
Total time 60 minutes
D. A. V. College, Dehradun after several experiments, the following methodology was adopted by
Mishra, Kulshreshtha and Goswami and found it more viable.
Teaching session 6 minutes
Feedback session 6 minutes
Secondary Feedback session 4 minutes
Lesson re-creation session 7 minutes
Re-teach session 6 minutes
Re-feedback 6 minutes
Total time 35 minutes

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