Discusses the effectiveness and the history of a simplified teaching practice, microteaching, which is carried out under controlled conditions using sound and vision feedback to modify operant teacher behavior. (Author/RK)

Describes instructional techniques used in a one year post-degree science teacher education program, emphasizing the role of microteaching, analysis of video-recordings of master teachers," and the detailed analysis of science curriculum developments in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. (AL)

Reviews research related to science teacher education which suggests that specific verbal and non-verbal instructional skills can be developed by providing positive models of desired behavior, varying the amount of practice teaching during the training, providing specific feedback on limited behaviors, and modifying training according to trainee…

Objectives of this study were to survey and appraise the reactions of the graduate interns concerning the value and effectiveness of their Micro Teaching experience, and to determine the relationship between effectiveness in presenting a micro" lesson and effectiveness in teaching in a regular classroom later. (Authors/RY)

In developing this research section emphasis was given to the area of shorthand instruction because of the number and variety of shorthand research studies that have been completed recently. (Editor)

Research performed pursuant to a contract with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Office of Education.

Student teachers given microteaching and traditional observation treatments were compared with a no-preparation control group. Results revealed that students taught by student teachers trained through microteaching achieved higher mean mathematics scores and demonstrated higher frequency counts of participation in classroom activities. (Author/GK)

Describes a study that was designed to determine effects of microteaching on the attitudes of inservice elementary teachers toward teaching science as a process. Immediate microteaching experience rather than curricular activities was determined to have a positive effect on attitude toward teaching process skills. (CS)

This article describes an innovation, based on an inquiry-oriented approach to student teacher supervision, in the primary teacher education program at St. George Institute of Education. This approach emphasizes learning to teach rather than evaluation. Third year students acted as supervisors-teachers to first year students engaged in…

Described is the background and methodology of this study including the sample and the instrument development. Copies of the instruments are included. The success of the program as measured by these instruments is reported. (CW)

Described are how invitations to inquiry have been used in presentations to effectively demonstrate and explain the notion of inquiry and its role in science teaching and how they can be used in teacher education. An initial segment of an invitation to inquiry script and a list of topics that have been used as invitations to inquiry are included.…