The essence of the micro-teaching technique is that:
a. It gives practice in short units of
teaching usually of only a few minutes.
b. It is
time saving device for giving practice to a number of students.
c. It is a device in which particular techniques can be tried out one at
a time.
d. It helps the student-teacher develop
competency in any of the following at a time.
(i) Planning and organizing teaching
(ii) Adopting a suitable delivery system in
teaching
(iii) Establishing good relationship or rapport
with pupils
(iv) Practicing questioning techniques or other means of ensuring pupil
participation
(v) Preparing and using available or improvised
materials in teaching
(vi) Evaluating instruction for the purpose of
improvement
(viii) Organizing and maintaining facilities provided
to make teaching/learning possible.