Effective teaching skills are a precondition for translating theory into practice. Implementation of teaching principles in the classroom is facilitated with certain skills acquired by teachers through education and training. Farooq & Shahzadi (2006) revealed that students of trained teachers are better performers than students of untrained teachers. The importance of an effective teacher training programme in inculcating skills among teachers cannot deny. Pre service training modules facilitate teachers in understanding various theories of teaching/learning, subject matter, principles of curriculum construction, students’ development and application of knowledge. Pre-service training programmes employ various approaches like simulation techniques, demonstration, interaction analysis and more notably, micro teaching to build up teaching skills among student teachers. These learned skills are reinforced during a teaching practice session while preparing lesson plans or teaching in the class room.
Pre service, In-service, Skills, Training, Interaction
