Microteaching and the minicourses is being used as a means of preservice and inservice training of teachers. This article discusses the elements that comprise the minicourses, the origin of the mini-courses, its rationale, research, and means of implementation in schools. In order to have a successful program of microteaching, planning is important with special attention given to the roles of the administrators and teachers connected with the program.
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