The Jigsaw Classroom model is an interesting idea. On one hand, it does seem to offer students a chance to learn cooperation, leadership skills, and presentation skills. It could be an excellent tool to use in a classroom that is experiencing trouble because of personal conflicts between students.
On the other hand, it does seem like it might reduce the group's grades to that of the lowest common denominator. One unfocused student, or one student who doesn't care about his or her own grade, could completely disrupt the group and bring down the scores of his or her fellow students. For this reason, I wouldn't use Jigsaw in my classroom.
Another problem that presents itself is the technological limitations of most classrooms. This problem could be solved by asking students to research mainly from textbooks, but to give them free (but limited) access to the class computers if they have questions.
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