Although microteaching has been found to be an effective way of helping preservice teachers learn about what it means to teach and while students themselves find it useful, researchers have not yet examined the task itself to discover exactly what it means to "microteach," thus the purpose of this study was to learn more about the interactional…

A look at one adaptation of videotaping to teacher training programs. (AK)

A variety of ways video tape can be used in teacher education. (HB)

Described and discussed is the idea of inservice teacher education through "Microcourses," a format developed by the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development and built upon Stanford University's microteaching concept. (LS)

One hundred and seven undergraduates enrolled in a self-paced educational psychology course for students preparing to teach in secondary schools were subjects for an experimental module, "Motivating Strategies". Two groups were used: a control group and an experimental group. In the former, teaching preceded video-viewing, and in the latter, it…

The value of microteaching is being investigated at Malmo College of Education (Sweden). To study the effects of self-confrontation via closed-circuit television/videotape recording, as compared with the effect of the traditional tutorial model, a "p x q coefficient" experiment with repeated feeding was initiated in the school year…

How the video tape recorder is used for teacher self-evaluation. (HB)