A Planning Design of Micro-Teaching Course (Study from University of Riau – Indonesia)

Abstract

Micro-Teaching is known as a teaching laboratory to create future professional teachers. It is pointed that Micro-Teaching is essential. Unfortunately, the courses of Micro-Teaching are taught by a number of lecturers with varied syllabus. This study is intended to provide a Planning design to Micro-Teaching courses that will be used as a standard guideline lecturing in the Department of Economics Education Faculty of Education in Riau University. Data is gained from study literature and is analyzed by doing emphasis on content analysis technique and further supported by interview and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) techniques. We found that the Planning Design is basically encompasses four elements that must be performed sequentially: Micro teaching comprehension; Observing learning models, Preparing Lesson plan, and Practicing the 11 teaching skills. Those 4 elements are set in the syllabus document of Micro Teaching which is presented across 16 times of learning activities.