Jigsaw Learning Model

This is now a lot of learning models to appear ... it is because humans want the best things. Humans want the best learning model. Jigsaw learning model is one of them in my opinion. This learning model needs to be learned by the teachers, so that teachers can implement jigsaw learning method is Maximum.

Types of jigsaw learning model first developed by Aronson. et al at the University of Texas. Cooperative learning model type is Jigsaw cooperative learning model, students learn in small groups of 4-5 people with attention to heterogeneity, positive cooperation and each member is responsible for studying certain problems of the materials provided and submit such materials to members of other groups .

Cooperative types of advantage jigsaw enhance students' sense of responsibility for their own learning and also learning other people. Students not only learn the material given, but they also must be ready to give and teach the material in the other group members. to improve working together cooperatively to learn the assigned material

In the model of cooperative learning jigsaw type, there are expert groups and home groups. Origin groups are groups composed of students from the beginning how many members of the expert group established by taking into account the diversity and backgrounds. Teachers must be skilled and know the background of students in order to create a good atmosphere for every member of the group. Meanwhile, expert groups, ie groups consisting of students from other group members (group home) is assigned to explore a particular topic for later explained to the members of the group home.


The members of different origin groups, met with the same topic in expert groups to discuss and discuss the material assigned to each member of the group and help each other to study their topic is. Here, the teacher's role is to facilitate and motivate the members of expert groups to be easy to understand the material provided. After discussion is completed, the members of the group then returned to the original group and teach the gang friends what they have earned at the meeting of expert groups. group of experts should be able to share the knowledge gained while doing discussions in expert groups, so that knowledge is received by each member of the expert group. The key type is Jigsaw Interdependence every student on the team members who provide the necessary information. This means that students should have the responsibility and positive cooperation and interdependence to get information and solve problems given.