Which one of the following is a scaled-down teaching situation?

Concept

A scaled-down teaching situation deliberately reduces the normal classroom scope so that a trainee can practise one teaching skill under controlled conditions. The lesson length, class size, content, and teaching time are kept limited, followed by focused feedback and another attempt.

Application

Micro teaching fits this definition because it is a teacher-training technique built around a short lesson, a small group of learners, one selected skill, and immediate feedback. The other approaches organize ordinary instruction differently but do not define teaching through this deliberate reduction of scale.

Contrast

• Macro teaching integrates several teaching skills in a full lesson or unit for a regular class.

• Team teaching shares the planning and delivery of instruction among two or more teachers.

• Cooperative teaching organizes instruction through planned collaboration and shared responsibility.

• Micro teaching provides focused practice of one teaching skill in a deliberately restricted training setting.

Therefore, the scaled-down teaching situation is micro teaching.