Jigsaw in CoLT
- 1. JIGSAW in CoLT Method Written by :Sarifudin Hidayat
- 2. JIGSAW’SStory The jigsaw classroom is a research-based cooperative learning technique invented and developed in the early 1970s by Elliot Aronson and his students at the University of Texas and the University of California. Since 1971, thousands of classrooms have used jigsaw with great success.
- 3. What isJIGSAW TeachingMethod? Students work in small groups to develop knowledge about a given topic and to formulate effective ways of teaching it to others. these “expert” groups then break up, and students move to new “jigsaw” groups, each group consisting of students who have developed expertise in different subtopics. Jigsaw is helpful in motivating students to accept responsibility for learning something well enough to teach it to their peers. It also gives each student a chance to be in the spotlight. When students assume the role of teacher, they lead the discussion, so even students who are reticent to speak in class must take on leadership roles. This CoLT is also an efficient strategy for extending the breadth, depth and scope of learning because students learn and teach multiple topics simultaneously during the same classs sessions.
- 4. How JIGSAWWorks ? 1. Divide students into 5 – or 6 – person Jigsaw group 2. Appoint one student from each group as the leader 3. Divide the part’s lesson/topic based on amount of member’s group 4. Assign each student to learn one segment 5. Give students time to read over their segment at least twice and become familiar with it 6. Form temporary “expert groups” by having one student from each jigsaw group join other students assigned to the same segment 7. Bring the students back into their jigsaw groups 8. Ask each student to present her or his segment to the group 9. Float from group to group, observing the process 10. Give a quiz on the material