Which of the following is commonly recognized as a microteaching skill?

CONCEPT

Microteaching is a scaled-down teacher-training practice in which one observable classroom behaviour is practised in a short lesson with focused feedback.

Its named skills therefore describe teachable instructional behaviours, such as explaining, questioning, reinforcement, stimulus variation, and closure.

APPLICATION

Among the given values, explaining is an instructional behaviour performed directly while teaching: the teacher clarifies an idea, connects its parts, and uses suitable examples.

CONTRAST

• Timetable preparation organizes the school schedule rather than an observable classroom explanation behaviour.

• Institutional administration manages the organization rather than a discrete classroom teaching behaviour.

• Syllabus framing designs curricular scope and sequence rather than practising a short teaching behaviour.

• Explaining can be isolated, practised in a brief lesson, observed, and improved through focused feedback.

CROSS-CHECK

Apply the microteaching test: the skill should be demonstrable by a teacher in a short classroom episode and open to immediate observation. Explaining meets that test.

Therefore, the commonly recognized microteaching skill is the skill of explaining.