Definition of micro-teaching
MICRO-TEACHING DEFINITIONS OF MICRO- TEACHING Micro-teaching has been defined in a number of ways. Some selected definitions are given below: - Micro-teaching is a scaled down teaching encounter in class size and class time. - Micro-teaching is defined as a system of controlled practice that makes it possible to concentrate on specified teaching behaviour and to practices teaching under controlled conditions. - Micro-teaching is a teacher education technique which allows teachers to apply clearly defined teaching skills to carefully prepared lessons in a planned series of 5-10 minutes encounter with a small group of real students, often with an opportunity to observe the result on video-tape. - Micro-teaching is a scaled down teaching encounter in which a teacher teaches a small unit to a group of five pupils for a small period of 5-20 minutes. Such a situation offers a helpful setting for an ...

