Micro Teaching an Efficient Technique for Learning Effective Teaching Skills: Pre-service Teachers’ Perspective

Abstract

Micro teaching is a method that has been used since 1960s in teaching and learning environments to enhance prospective teacher’ instructional experiences. Microteaching is a remarkable technique that is used in teacher education programs to offer valuable opportunities for trainee teachers to develop effective teaching strategies. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the experiences, competencies, and perceptions of 100 pre-service teacher trainees from the Kiswahili language Education program in the school of education, University of Eldoret Kenya. A combinations of quantitative and qualitative techniques were used and a questionnaire and focus group interview were used to collect data from the respondents. The findings indicate that prospective teachers gained a variety of experiences and competencies from micro teaching and that majority of them have positive attitudes toward micro teaching as a training technique.