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Jigsaw
 Is a teaching technique invented by social psychologist Elliot Aronson in 1971.
 Students of a normal-sized class (26 to 33 students) are divided into competency groups of four to six
students, each of which is given a list of subtopics to research.
 Individual members of each group then break off to work with the "experts" from other groups,
researching a part of the material being studied, after which they return to their starting body in the role
of instructor for their subcategory.
 The strategy is an efficient teaching method that encourages listening, engagement, interaction, peer
teaching, and cooperation by giving each member of the group an essential part to play in the academic
activity.
 Both individual and group accountability are built into the process.
 Jigsaws are a four-skills approach, integrating reading, speaking, listening and writing.