

At a Glance
Language
English — USSubject
- Advisory
- English & Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
Grade
6–12Overview
What Is the Jigsaw Teaching Strategy?
The Jigsaw strategy asks a group of students to become “experts” on a specific text or body of knowledge and then share that material with another group of students. This strategy offers a way to help students understand and retain information while they develop their collaboration skills. Because students know they will be responsible for teaching the new content to their peers, they often feel more accountable for learning the material. The Jigsaw strategy is most effective when students know that they will be using the information they have learned from each other to create a final product, participate in a class discussion, or acquire material that will be on a test.
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