microteachingn.
/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌtiːtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊˌtitʃɪŋ/ Education (originally and chiefly U.S.).
A method of teacher training, designed to develop specific skills, which involves the teaching of a small class for a short time followed by analysis of (usually a film recording of) the session.
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Inset1974
Baker day1988
1964 Bush & Allen in Micro-teaching (1967) iv. 1 Micro-teaching is a scaled-down sample of teaching.
1965 NEA Jrnl. Dec. 26/2 The most important aspect of microteaching has been its usefulness in predicting eventual success in the normal classroom.
1967 Jrnl. Teacher Educ. 18 389/1 Micro-teaching is a scaled-down teaching encounter that has been developed at Stanford University to serve three purposes: (1) as preliminary experience and practice in teaching, (2) as a research vehicle to explore training effects..and (3) as an in-service training instrument for experienced teachers.
1977 P. Strevens New Orientations Teaching Eng. vi. 77 Micro-teaching: the teaching (by the trainee) of specific items or techniques, possibly with the use of closed-circuit television and videotape recordings.
1993 D. Lawton & P. Gordon Dict. Educ. ii. 61 Aimed at improving teacher performance in the classroom, CBT [= competency-based teaching] employs many forms of teaching methods, such as games and simulations and microteaching, which seek to promote self-awareness and interaction skills.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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