A three-day school-based in-service course for heads of secondary German department is described. Participants' reactions are noted. (SJL)

Reviews 200+ studies on microteaching. Argues that the use of microteaching in pre- and inservice education leads to positive and long-term effects in the acquisition of verbal and non-verbal behaviorial patterns, integration of learning into individual behavioral repertoire, and in the transfer into professional teaching practice. (CAJ)

Investigates music education majors' concept maps that focused on teacher effectiveness. Explains that the students created the concept maps after two microteachings. Includes the quantitative and qualitative findings from the study. States that the combination of concept maps and microteaching may be beneficial. (CMK)

Undergraduate students developed a videotape to provide novice teachers with observation and practice in handling classroom discipline problems. Videotape content came from students' own classroom experience and provided solutions to problems using students' own observations of successful classroom management. The videotape proved to be a useful…

Examines elementary literature instruction in Stanford University's Teacher Assessment Project (TAP). TAP candidates carried out exercises assessing their classroom instructional abilities. A study used data from the exercises to discuss best practice in teaching literature, noting that certain exercises were amenable to professional growth and…

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…

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the potential of a microteaching evaluation form for assessing microteaching performances. The microteaching evaluation form was developed by adopting suggestions from the teacher education literature on microteaching. Data consisted of participants' and course instructor's evaluations of microteaching…

Introducing teacher education students to the use of information technologies for literacy instruction, this book presents a series of conceptual frameworks for thinking about how technology can support instruction--frameworks that will help teachers effectively integrate technology into their own teaching. The book also relates different ways of…

This study examined whether expert-novice differences exist in the ability to engage in self-analysis, a form of reflection about one's own teaching performance. Expert (N=6) and novice (N=5) sixth-grade teachers were videotaped while teaching and were interviewed after viewing their own lessons. Expert teachers, in comparison to novices,…

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate a microcounseling technique, microtechnology, with regard to its effects on three measures of cooperation in young children. A 3x3x2 factorial analysis of covariance was carried out on two of the three measures, with three grade levels, three levels of teacher involvement with microtechnology, and…

An introductory teacher preparation course based on Adler's Paideia concepts was examined for documentation of course content, purposes, and student reactions. Data were collected through ethnographic observations of course classes, interviews with students and professors, and examination of readings for the course. The course, "Analysis and…

An outline and discussion of a 2-week microteaching program is presented. First, background information is given on the type of students in the program at the Institute of Education in London. These students are presumed to know and to have used foreign language teaching skills. Secondly, the eight sessions are discussed. These sessions include…

Describes a training program for teachers of French at the Institut de Cooperation Pedagogique in Rabat, Morocco. The format was open-ended and emphasized the importance of feedback. Two sample minilessons are presented. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Although a review of the literature on competency-based teacher education (CBTE) reveals little or no reference to microteaching's contribution, microteaching was a precursor of CBTE and had a direct influence in its acceptance and development. A review of CBTE's essential characteristics and a comparison with microteaching shows that…