Systematic and reliable feedback are critical elements of microteaching. One system whereby pre-service and in-service teachers may obtain systematic and reliable feedback during microteaching is called the Social Science Observation Record (SSOR). This monograph is intended to meet three purposes: (1) To explain the SSOR as a verbal system for describing behaviors that occur during instruction; (2) To enable pre-service and in-service teachers to organize and interpret data; and (3) To present operational definitions and coding conventions used by persons who code Social Science Observation Record data. Pursuant to these purposes, the monograph is divided into two sections. In Section 1 an explanation of the system is provided, enabling participants in microteaching to organize and interpret SSOR data. In Section 2 operational definitions and coding rules are provided, enhacing further the ability of participants in microteaching to interpret SSOR data. (Author)