PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ BELIEFS REGARDING MICRO-TEACHING AND TEACHING PRACTICE IN BIOLOGY TEACHERS TRAINING PROGRAMME

Abstract

The study investigated the beliefs of pre-service biology teachers on the influence of micro-teaching on teaching practice experience. Multistage sampling was used to select two universities in Lagos State. Four hundred level Pre-service biology teachers were randomly selected for the study. The instrument - Pre-service Biology Teachers’ Beliefs on Micro-teaching and Teaching Practice (PBTBMTP), with reliability value(r) = 0.75 using Cronbach alpha was used to collect data from the participants. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. Results of the study revealed that pre-service biology teachers believed that micro-teaching influences their Lesson Preparation and Management, Language Improvement and, Teaching Practice Competence and Awareness in teaching practice positively. Results also show respondent’ beliefs of positive personal attitudes and feelings toward micro-teaching. It is therefore recommended that; micro-teaching should be a pre-requisite for teaching practice by pre-service teachers in biology teacher training