The Jigsaw Classroom is a cooperative learning technique that reduces racial conflict among school children, promotes better learning, improves student motivation and increases enjoyment of the learning experience.
Just as in a jigsaw puzzle, each piece - each student's part - is essential. Students work in small groups on an assignment, each student has a different question/task and will become the expert in that particular field. Each student collaborates with the "expert" from the other groups, before presenting to their own small group.
Jigsaw activities are very useful in learning materials/facts. But they also encourage listenting, engagement and empathy by giving each member of the group an essential part. Group members must work together as a team, each person depends on all the others. This "cooperation by design" facilitates interaction among all students in the class, leading them to value each other as contributors to their common task.
Just as in a jigsaw puzzle, each piece - each student's part - is essential. Students work in small groups on an assignment, each student has a different question/task and will become the expert in that particular field. Each student collaborates with the "expert" from the other groups, before presenting to their own small group.
Jigsaw activities are very useful in learning materials/facts. But they also encourage listenting, engagement and empathy by giving each member of the group an essential part. Group members must work together as a team, each person depends on all the others. This "cooperation by design" facilitates interaction among all students in the class, leading them to value each other as contributors to their common task.
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