Discusses a study that concluded that reflective teaching is as effective as microteaching in preparing students to teach. No differences were found in the dependent variables according to the type of teaching laboratory. Student attitudes toward teaching, perceptions of teaching and teaching ability, and performance during student teaching were…

Describes the use of microteaching at a distance university as an evaluation method in teacher training. Problems of working with students using this technique are discussed, and possible solutions are suggested. Included are 10 references. (Author/BK)

Five European universities engaged in a cooperative program of research and development involving the adaptation of a microteaching unit developed in the U.S. (BD)

Teachers possess several strategies to fine-tune their purposive interactions to children's needs. Our study investigates which strategies teachers use in their goal oriented interactions with pupils, whether differentiation is perceptible in the way they interact with children whom they define as "children at risk" as compared to the…

Microteaching is designed 'to develop new teaching skills and refine old ones'. Does it work? (Editor)

The Impromptu Teaching Model was designed by the University of Central Arkansas for use by preservice teachers in laboratory teaching experiences. Two teaching exercises, microteaching and reflective teaching, form the basis for impromptu teaching. Microteaching provides teachers with the opportunity to master various technical skills of the…

Microteaching has developed since its inception at Stanford University in 1963. Basically it consists of a simplification of the teaching situation and the provision of feedback. The model, first applied to foreign language (FL) teaching by Robert Politzer, involves a definition of skills relevant to FL teaching and the preparation of performance…

Microteaching, using videotape equipment as a training aid, may enhance the skills and effectiveness of trainees in Manpower Development Training centers, allows the trainee to learn through manipulative experience and to receive immediate feedback regarding his performance, and provides program coordinators with a means of evaluating the…

A look at the procedure for the use of a videotape test to evaluate student understanding of teaching skills. (Author/HB)

This report presents a cost-effectiveness model for preservice and inservice teacher training in Australia, using a microteaching technique, relating educational (student-centered) factors and cost (management-centered) factors. The report is divided into four parts: (a) a literature survey and the experimental study; (b) attachments to Part A;…

A TRANSCRIPTION WAS MADE OF A GROUP DISCUSSION CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP A SCALE FOR MAKING QUANTIFIED RATINGS OF THE INTERACTIONS OF STUDENT TEACHERS AND PUPILS AS OBSERVED FROM A FILM OF A 15-MINUTE LESSON PRESENTED BY THE STUDENT TEACHER. THE INTERACTIONS WERE TO BE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF THE AMIDON-FLANDERS INTERACTION ANALYSIS SCALE, AND A NEW…

Secondary teacher education programs were surveyed in order to determine: (1) How widespread is the use of microteaching? (2) Where is microteaching found within the programs? (3) How are selected operational features of microteaching used? (4) With what frequency are selected operational features used? It was found that the number of secondary…

A program was initiated at Indiana State University (ISU), Terre Haute, to enable students to complete their student teaching during the summer. Twenty-four students participated in the program which provided four hours of activity daily, two to four hours of which were spent in teaching. Principles of using video tape for studying lesson…

In an attempt to devise protocols for the microteaching of university teachers, an experiment was undertaken using 15 subjects in four training sessions. Attitudes of lecturers to training were used as the dependent variable. Independent variables were the feedback medium (CCTV and audio) and the type of feedback (low and high structure). The…