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Definition:

The Jigsaw instructional method is a cooperative approach to learning. Following this method, a teacher introduces a main topic and several subtopics. Jigsaw students are broken into "home groups", and each member of the home group is assigned a subtopic. Then, students form expert groups to study their assigned subtopic through research and discussion. After the students have mastered the subtopic in question, they return to their home group to report on their findings. At the conclusion of the exercise, each home group member has learned about each subtopic from a member of the relevant expert group or through their own investigation with an expert group.

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