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JigsawModel

2/5/15

Is about

Studentsbecomeexpertsonacertainsubsectionsofatopicandteachittotherestoftheclass
Main idea

Theoretical
Foundation/Planning

TheoreticalFoundation
A.VygotskysSocialDevelopmentTheory
Socialinteractionsiscriticalinlearning
B.Groundedincooperativelearning
Providestructuredrolesforstudentswhile
promotingstudentinteractions
Planning
A.SpecifyLearningObjectives
Beclear;knowledgeorcomprehension
objectives
Learningobjectivesareasimportantascontent
objectives
B.PreparingStudyGuides
Helpsstudentsinsearchforinformationsothey
canbecomeexpertsontheirsubsection
C.FormingStudentTeams
Groupsdifferingender,achievement,ability,
andethnicity
D.SupplementingExpertPresentations
Fillinmissingpiecesofatopicthatastudent
mayhavemissedtomeetcontentobjectives

Main idea

Implementing

A.Phase1:AssigningExperts
Teachersassignstudentstopicstostudyindepth,
orstudentschoosethemselves
B.Phase2:InformationGathering
Studentsstudytheirtopicextensivelytoprepareto
teachclassmates;willusestudyguides,aswellas
Internet,textbook,orothersources
C.Phase3:ExpertMeetings
Allexpertsmeettocompareandorganizeinfothey
havegathered;mustbehighlystructured(ex:
assignaleaderwhowillmonitordiscussions)
D.Phase4:PeerInstruction
Studentexpertspresenttheirinformationtothe
restoftheclass;mustbestructuredtobetime
efficient;encouragestudentstotakenotes/ask
questions;provideguidednotestohelplisteners
E.Phase5:ReviewandClosure
Reviewandsummarizethetopic;pointout
importantfeaturesofthetopicandfillingapsin
studentunderstanding

Main idea

Assessment

A.AssessingUnderstandingofContent

Traditionalassessments,likeshort
answer/multiplechoicequizzes,used
B.AssessingGroupProcesses
Informallyassessed&isnotusedasbasis
forgrades
Youwanttoknowifstudentsaretaking
personalresponsibility&beingproductive
members;askquestionslike:Areall
memberscontributing?Aresome
membersdominating?Isthegroup
positive&supportive?Doboys&girls
contributeequally?Arediversestudents
participating?
Alsomakenoteofexplainingcontent,
notetaking&organizationalskills;an
observationalchecklisthelps

Main idea

Motivations/Modifications

Motivation
A.Beingtheexpert
Studentsareallowedtoresearchanddiscoverfor
themselvesandthensharewithclassmates,which
canbeexciting
B.Workingwithothers
Discussionandworkingwithpeersmotivates
studentstobecomemoreinvolvedinlearning
C.Presentation
Studentsmustpresenttheirfindings,whichcan
motivatestudentstoknowtheirmaterialandgive
theirbesteffort
Modifications
A.SocialSkillsinTechnologyCommunication
Certainsocialskillsshouldbefollowed
electronically,likekeepingmessagesshort,
creatingapleasanttone,andusingcorrect
grammar.Teachersshouldmodelthisforstudents.
B.StudentsofDifferentAges
Younglearnerscanbenefitfromdiscussionsand
cooperativelearningiflessonsareshortand
organizedwithcleardirections.Theymustuse
familiarmaterials,aswell,likeastorythatthey
justread.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

TheJigsawmodelfostersthedevelopmentofresearchabilities,selfdirection,informationorganization,andhealthysocialandcommunicationskills.Althoughitrequiresa
lotofplanningandeffortinimplementation,itcanbehelpfulforteachingstudentsorganizedbodiesofknowledge,aswellasvaluableacademicskills.