Students� Reflection in Micro-teaching Class

Becoming a teacher is not as easy as what people think. It needs continual improvement so that teachers can teach better and develop themselves professionally. One way of improving themselves is by having a reflective teaching. Reflective teaching is important because in the reflection teachers can examine their beliefs and practices. Moreover, reflective teaching is evidence based so that teachers can reflect on the evidence to make informed decisions about their teaching. In Petra Christian University (PCU) students joining English Education Program must take Micro-teaching class where they practice teaching their peers. In this class the students are asked to make reflections related to their teaching practice. Everytime they finish their teaching practice, they must write a reflection. This paper will discuss the students� perceptions related to the reflections that they write and the relation between reflections and students� improvement in their teaching practice.