The jigsaw is a well-known cooperative learning technique and is quite amenable to all different types of learning contexts. Expert groups each work on different small tasks.?Participants are?then shuffled so that in the new jigsaw?groups each?member?holds a unique piece of information.?Discussions were had first, then each jigsaw group explained the larger complete task through an infographic. We ran this activity with dissecting microscopes and each group looked at a different aspect of a complicated mutant phenotype. Understanding how these different aspects connected became important in the jigsaw groups. Comparing other jigsaw group?s creations and a whole class discussion greatly assisted students to fully solidify their ideas for their final products. This technique was used in a genetics lab in very different contexts. Students felt it improved their learning and that they all made important contributions to their group.
Keywords: cooperative learning, jigsaw, group work, infographic
University of California, San Diego (2023)
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