Question- What is the importance of micro-teaching ?

Ans.

Micro-teaching skills or its acquisition plays a significant role in the professional development of teachers. It is imperative to understand why micro-teaching skills are essential :

(i) Trainee teacher get feedback from video records, supervisors or peers directly which helps them improve and develop their skills.

(ii) Micro-teaching allows a trainee teacher to choose a lesson or topic that they feel comfortable teaching. Micro-teaching doesn’t affect the students in any way if a teacher fails to teach effectively.

(iii) Micro-teaching helps teachers prepare themselves well in advance and get themselves ready to face a real classroom. Through micro-teaching skills training, teachers learn to become more confident and efficient before they venture into the real world of teaching.

(iv) Micro-teaching techniques play a critical role in developing knowledge and aptitude in teachers but most importantly, it equips teachers with certain essential skills. These skills are essential for the modern classroom.

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