COMPARISON OF JIGSAW I, JIGSAW II, JIGSAW III, JIGSAW IV AND REVERSE JIGSAW

Jigsaw strategy has evolved over the time from Aronson et. al.(1978) to Heeden (2003) in a lot of ways.
Following Table highlights the main features of different types of Jigsaw.

Comparison of Jigsaw I, Jigsaw II, Jigsaw III, Jigsaw IV and Reverse Jigsaw

Original Jigsaw II Jigsaw III Jigsaw IV Reverse

Features Jigsaw I Slavin Gonzalez and Holiday Jigsaw
Aronson (1980) Guerrero(19 (2002) Hedeen
et.al.(1978) 83) (2003)
Brief Introduction of topic No No NO YES No
Expert sheets assigned to each
YES YES YES YES YES
member of expert group
Group members answer expert
questions prior to returning to YES YES YES YES YES
home teams
Quiz to check accuracy of
content in expert group: based NO NO NO YES NO
on the expert sheet.
Students return to home teams
sharing their information with YES YES YES YES NO
team mates
Students do not return to home
NO NO NO NO YES
teams, they teach to whole class
Quiz to check accuracy of
content in home group: based NO NO NO YES NO
on all material.
Review process by whole group NO NO YES YES NO
Individual assessment and
grade
NO YES YES YES YES

Re-teach any material which

teacher think misunderstood NO NO NO YES NO
after individual assessment
Source: adapted with some modifications from Jansoon, N., Somsook, E. and Coll, K. R (2008)

Reference:
Jansoon, N., Somsook, E. & Coll, K. R (2008). Thai undergraduate chemistry practical learning experiences using the
jigsaw IV method. Journal of science and mathematics education in southeast Asia 2008, vol. 31 no.2, 178-200.
Available at https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Thai-Undergraduate-Chemistry-Practical-Learning-the-
Jansoon-Somsook/4e85d436e5910c27ed5f23dcdc23e7acc8e01d59