This paper is organized around eleven tentative generalizations derived from the literature, which may be helpful in the preparation of models for use in microteaching programmes. (Author)

Its use in teacher education programs. (SP)

Describes a systematic, role-oriented approach to the preparation of teachers for inner city schools, by familiarizing them with the students and setting before their student teaching experience. (MM)

The article reports an experiment on microteaching and classroom performance which examined the relationships of extraversion, anxiety, and teacher training methods. The implications of previous research that there are disordinal interactions between specified methods of instruction and extraversion were investigated in the context of methods of…

The authors argue that microteaching (a technique for training teachers whereby the central communication skills involved in teaching are identified, defined, and taught) should be used more extensively in special education. (SBH)

A review of the use of microteaching techniques in developing countries where resources are severely limited. Audio tape recording or classroom observation techniques can be used in lieu of television. (BD)

This article uses activity theory to consider how teacher learning and development occurs. It aims to show that imitation and orienting activity, both of which make use of the analysis of actions into means and goals, can help explain how a group of Malaysian mathematics and science teachers learned to use the language-teaching practice of tasks…