A 3-year follow-up of teachers trained in. Minicourse 1 was reported. Videotape recordings of each of 24 experimental teachers were made before, immediately after, 4 months after, and 39 months after training. These recordings were analyzed to compare the level of teacher performance on each specific skill covered in Minicourse 1 at each of four checkpoints. An analysis of variance revealed that on the postcourse evaluation the subjects were significantly above their precourse level on all 10 behaviors. Comparisons between performance before the course and on the 4-month follow-up revealed significant differences on nine behaviors. After 39 months, the performance of the subjects was still significantly superior to their precourse performance on 8 of the 10 behaviors that were scored.
Previous ResearchMicroteaching is a process in which the trainee practices specific teaching skills by teaching a short lesson to a small group of pupils. The lesson is usually recorded on videotape and evaluated by the trainee. Research at Stanford (Allen & Fortune, 1966) found that interns spending 10 hours per
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