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Abstract Microteaching is a significant way to prepare pre-service teachers to overcome specific challenges in a natural classroom environment. It is widely accepted that pre-service science teachers gain pedagogical benefits from microteaching activities. Furthermore, microteaching enhances the conceptual understanding of the presenter on the related teaching topics. This research intends to map two pre-service science teachers’ conceptual understanding before and after engaging in microteaching on the concept of phases of the moon. The data were collected through pre and post-interviews and observations of microteaching. Activated knowledge elements during interviews and microteaching were determined and compared. The study’s results provided evidence that microteaching is a fruitful way to improve pre-service science teachers' understanding of phases of the moon. Furthermore, it was detected that both the quality and quantity of pre-service science teachers' knowledge elements increased after their microteaching engagements Author Biographies Ali Sagdic, Kafkas University Science Education Elvan Sahin, Middle East Technical University Science Education References Sagdic, A. & Sahin, E. (2023). The role of microteaching on pre-service primary school science teachers’ conceptual understandings regarding phases of the moon. Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health (JESEH), 9(1), 29-43.

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