This paper makes a case for the contribution of microteaching to competency based teacher education (CBTE). Microteaching, as a precursor to CBTE, is described as having had a direct influence on its acceptance and development. (JN)

In performance- or competency-based teacher education, the training objectives are behavior skills a teacher may use to produce or enhance learning. One technique used to improve skill development is modeling. The trainee is shown either a live, taped, or written model and then attempts to emulate the example. The student receives immediate…

Utilizes the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) "invitations to inquiry" in teacher training in analyzing a lesson's objectives and in microteaching. (LS)

Most teacher preparation classes are designed around the microteaching concept and focus on the "three T's": the teaching, talking, and terminating cycle. For an improvement in teaching skills, it is important for more than one teach/reteach cycle to be used. (JN)

Consideration of variations in the gross morphology of concept maps can be helpful in the context of lesson planning by promoting the consideration of the multiple perspectives held by students. The three basic concept map structures are described as having particular utility at different stages of the planning process: (a) chain-type maps…