The Jigsaw Method is a way of teaching that lets students
learn new concepts and then be responsible in teaching a group of their peers
that unique information and learning from the other students of their other topics.
This enables them to learn independently through discovery.
I think this is effective because
then the students are being held accountable and responsible with their
learning, as if not, the other students would also miss out on the information
that he/she is supposed to learn. It also gives them ownership of their own
learning, as they are asked to be active in the learning process instead of
being passive listeners of lectures or be easily distracted with other
thoughts. The Jigsaw Method requires them to be focused in group discussions
and be responsible for their peers understanding, and thus he/she will feel
compelled to master it that they can even reach the Evaluating stage of the
Bloom’s Taxanomy of Learning, which is quite high already. They evaluate when
they are teaching, as they would see what they had learn and try to answer
their peer’s questions in regards to it.
As I want to be an English teacher
for secondary students, I think I could implement this method in different
ways. I could have the students be in groups studying different characters
(both main and supporting characters) and how each character of the story
affected the plot, and as they gather together in their jigsaw groups, they’ll
be able to learn how purposeful and important all of the characters are in
forming the story.
I like how you not only described the method and what you did with it, but also thought about what you might do in your future English classes. The graphic is also a nice touch.
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