This state-of-the art paper summarizes the history of microteaching's development and its rationale, the many uses of microteaching, and the research evidence on microteaching--a training procedure which has become an established element in the programs of many colleges, universities, and school districts in the education of various groups of…

This study reports on research concerning the effects of instruction based on protocol materials and training materials on concept acquisition and skill acquisition. Direct or intended outcomes, differential outcomes, and combined-effects outcomes of protocol and skill training instruction were investigated. The following hypotheses, two for each…