JIGSAW METHOD

The jigsaw strategy is used to develop the skills and expertise needed to participate effectively in group activities. It focuses on listening, speaking, co-operation, reflection, and problem-solving skills.

Jigsaw method is a very useful tool for trying to help students integrated knowledge and understanding from various sources and experts. The basic idea is very simple: students are divided into groups which all have their own research topic to study. After research each topic group is split in such a manner that new groups have a single member from each of the old topic groups. After the new groups have been assembled each topic expert is resonposible for integrating the knowledge of his/her topic specific knowledge into the understanding of the new group he/she is in.

This is where the name for the method comes from: students are organized like pieces in a jigsaw to form different kind of groups, where each student (piece) must be part of the solution to the jigsaw puzzle.

Jigsaw method is a group work method for learning and participating in the following group learning activities: listening, speaking, co-operation, reflective thinking and creative thinking.