Three historical phases of research and development on microteaching and the technical skills of teaching are reviewed. Suggestions for specific research topics are discussed, including research on the role of supervisor and on the development of learner skills. (Author/JN)

A series of empirical investigations of the impact of teacher implementation of the set induction teaching method on student behavior is summarized and discussed. (LH)

A model staff development program is presently being implemented at Memphis State University in which systematic observation and videotape feedback is used to provide teaching faculty with the opportunity to analyze and improve their classroom behaviors. (MM)

Two methods of qualitative program and student evaluation are employed by an experimental thematic teacher education program. Portfolios, maintained throughout undergraduate years, contain evidence reflecting student growth in five categories of teacher decision-making. Case studies assess strategic knowledge demonstrated by student responses to…

This article describes the peer and self assessment procedure implemented in the secondary methods classes at Central Michigan University. Students use a data-based assessment instrument to assess videotaped micro-peer-teaching presentations made by themselves and other students. (IAH)

Research activities pertinent to preservice teacher training program design are reviewed. The focus is on studies in which the dependent variables were the developing teaching styles of teacher candidates, or where there were measures of skill development as a product of program components. (IAH)

Science education reform efforts set expectations for K-12 education to produce scientifically literate individuals. Implicit in this reform is the need for preservice teachers to be engaged in learning that builds their knowledge, understanding, and ability toward good science teaching. In this paper, I describe some of the experiences in science…

This study used a variety of qualitative methods within the context of an exploratory single case study to examine the use of digital video as a means for a preservice teacher to capture personal teaching episodes and reflect on them as an integral part of her professional development. Results demonstrate how an urban preservice teacher's work…

The purpose of this study was to compare the teaching of preservice teachers in both a controlled and a natural setting prior to student teaching. Data were collected on single lessons of each subject (n=14) who taught in a peer teaching microlesson and a lesson within units taught at a local high school. Subject matter was controlled so that each…

A study involving 20 British teachers assessed the use of micro-teaching techniques in the training of oral assessors (raters) of students. The study was designed to: measure the efficacy of a training program versus that of a sensitization program, examine methodologies associated with micro-teaching as applied to specific in-service teacher…

This handbook, developed for use in a microteaching laboratory, presents information on: (l) the history of microteaching; (2) research supporting microteaching; (3) advantages of microteaching; (4) teaching skill clusters (response repertoire, questioning skills, creating student involvement, increasing student participation, presentation…

Intended as a guide for planning and conducting a ten-day microsupervision workshop, this paper describes the various components of such a workshop as it is conducted at Temple University for training resource persons--experienced teachers who help new teachers in competency based teacher education (CBTE) programs. As defined here,…

Observational learning is an extremely efficient, rapid training technique for the acquisition of complex behavior patterns in social situation. A modified observational learning (MOL) procedure was developed combining both modeling and microteaching techniques, with the observer serving as the model. The more similar the observer is to the model,…