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Unit 18: Simulated Teaching: Concept, Purpose and Procedure

18.1 Meaning of Simulated Teaching Notes

Also known as simulated social skills of teaching. Simulated teaching is attaining technique used
to change the behaviour of the pupils.
It is used before the practice of class teaching. It is a role playing technique. In it is pupil-teachers
play the role of both pupils and teachers. One pupil acts as a teacher and others play the role of
pupils in the class. Small topics are taught as in micro-teaching whose teaching duration ranges
from 10 to 15 minutes. A discussion on teaching method and teaching tactics takes place after this
teaching span. Now, the pupil teacher who plays the role of the teacher goes amongst the pupil-
teachers and plays the role of a pupil. Some other pupil-teacher now acts as a teacher. After a
teaching task of 10-15 minutes, the discussion functions as a feedback to the pupil-teachers. Thus
desirable behaviour can be achieved through the role-playing in the artificial classrooms. The
teaching skills acquired by this method in the artificial situations may be used while teaching in
the real classroom situations.

18.2 Assumptions of Simulated Teaching

(a) Teaching behaviour can be identified.
(b) The behaviour of the pupil-teachers can be developed and modified by the psychological
use of role perception and role playing.
(c) Some teacher-behaviour is essential for effective teaching. It may be practiced.
(d) The feedback mechanism may be used for the modification of social communication skills
of the pupil-teachers.
18.3 Characteristics of Simulated Teaching

(1) It may be used as a rehearsal before starting real classroom teaching.
(2) It facilitates an effective feedback.
(3) It is considered very easy.
(4) It is effective in practicing the teaching skills for the pupil-teachers.
(5) It may also be used in the research work.

Cruick Shank (1968) has developed a simulated teaching training system. This
system of training is being denoted by several terms such as: Role playing, artificial
teaching, Pilot training, Laboratory method, Clinical method and Inductive scientific
method.

Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks
(i) Simulated teacher is also known as ..................... .
(ii) It is a ................................... technique.
(iii) Simulated teaching is an effective ..................... .
(iv) ..................... is essential for effective teaching.

18.4 Limitations of Simulated Teaching

1. It cannot be used for the curricula of all the subjects.
2. It involves very costly audio-visual aids which is not possible in our country.

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