Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
Which university was the pioneer in the concept of microteaching, started in 1961?
AStanford University ✓ Correct
BOxford University
CDelhi University
DJNU, New Delhi
Correct answer: (A) Stanford University — Microteaching began at Stanford University in 1961, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Microteaching began at Stanford University in 1961, so that is the answer.
★It was developed there as a training method to prepare teachers by practising skills in a small setting.
★Stanford is therefore the pioneer with which the concept of microteaching is associated.
★Oxford University is not credited with founding microteaching.
★Delhi University and JNU later used and spread such training in India but did not originate it.
★Since the concept started at Stanford in 1961, that university is the correct answer.
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