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Title:
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JIGSAW IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC |
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Author(s):
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Maria-Cristina Marinescu and Jose L. Marzo |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-22-1 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G. Sampson, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2020 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Autonomous Learning, Collaborative Learning, Active Learning, Jigsaw, Blended Learning |
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Type:
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Full |
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First Page:
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99 |
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Last Page:
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106 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Based on our positive, but limited experience with Jigsaw at the university level, half a year ago we initiated a more
extensive experiment with a larger sample of students, and incorporating changes that relate back to some negative
comments we have received during the previous course. Jigsaw is a collaborative inquiry-based learning technique that
works by dividing the learning material into different tasks and the class into different groups. What set out to be a
controlled experiment in increasing motivation and participation through collaboration, turned into a much more complex
scenario due to the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, which gave us some interesting results to report. We have seen
more positive results this year than the last: the number of students that felt that Jigsaw requires more effort than
traditional methods has fallen, they consistently thought that Jigsaw improved teamwork, and they felt they have learned
more from their expert peers as the experiment advanced. Some of the results may be due to the confinement forcing
people stay indoors, with no social outings and fewer distractions - so more time to study. Another factor that may be
relevant are the implicit expectations that were set by the confinement about distance learning and the need to cooperate. |
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