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Name: Claudia Mesnil-Baez

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Date:

JigsawII

09/4/14

Is about

Thisisalearningstrategy(nottobeconfusedwithateachingstrategy)thatallowsstudentstolearnandbecomeexpertsinasubtopicwithina
topicandteacheachothertheirknowledge.
Main idea

Planning

SpecifyingLearning
Objectives,theseshould
bemoreimportantthan
theactualcontentofthe
lesson.
Preparingstudyguides:
Preparethesewith
contenttohelpresearch
forinfo.
Formingstudentteams:
mustbediverse,youmay
explaintothestudents
thepurpose.
Supplementingexpert
presentations:plantofill
inmissingpiecesthatthe
studentsdonotinclude.

Main idea

Main idea

Implementing

Assessment

Assigningexperts:choosetopicor
letstudentsdiscussandchoose
betweenthemwhichhelpsthem
developnegotiationskills
Info.Gathering:studentsshould
developtheirknowledgeand
organizationskillswithingroups
Expertmeetings:studentsshould
organizeandcompareinfo.
Peerinstruction:provide
experiencemaking
presentationsStudents
presentmaterialtoeachother.
ReviewandClosure:identify
essentialfeaturesandfillin
gaps

Contentknowledgemust
beassessedbeforethe
groupsareseparated.
Alsodevelopmentof
student"expert"roles
shouldbeformatively
assessedbyteacher.
Teachersshouldobserve
whatkindofrole
studentstakeonto
collaborate.
Summativeassessment
happensduringthefinal
presentationproductand
contentaswellasthe
delivery.

Main idea

Motivation

Studentsareintrinsically
motivatedbecausetheywork
witheachotherandtakeon
theirnaturalleadershiprolesor
arechallengedtodosomething
new.
Extrinsicmotivationhappensas
studentsarerequiredtopresent
thematerialandtheywantto
lookliketheydominateitand
understandit.
Thisstrategyrequiresplanning,
butlessoneononeteacherto
studentinteraction,which
allowsstudentstofeellike
theyhavefreedomwithinthe
classroom.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

AsstudentsdeveloporganizedbodiesofknowledgethroughtheJigsawmethod,thesubtopictheyteachwillbeimprinted
andlearned,studentscancollaboratebecauseofspecializedroles,thisinteractionservesasthestrengthofthestrategy.