Learners begin in small groups where everyone in each group has been assigned to review the same information, but every group is reviewing different information from other groups. Each group discerns the key points in the material. After they have finished, the groups reshuffle to form new groups with one person from each old group. In these new groups, students take turns teaching each other the key points in the material.
| Individual/Group Activity | Group |
| Class Size | Small (<25) & Medium (25-50) |
| Bloom’s Taxonomy Level | Apply |
| Development Initial | Transitional Knowing |
| Minimum Time to Facilitate | 16 – 30 Minutes |
| Minimum Time to Debrief | < 15 Minutes |
| PDFs | Here |
Additional Resources
Hedeen, T. (2003). The reverse jigsaw: A process of cooperative learning and discussion. Teaching sociology, 31(3), 325-332: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3211330?casa_token=U2oHMDItL0sAAAAA%3AeOyshRl4jLpgOOWCC0prXG0rx3XtSaTlYzUDLBFFiwFDN3WtmfMUeo9u-OmDF2xGGFduE-DaPextYTFKAXv-G5Tthx8z8SUCQw1TM_i5fmnpzxrT0w
Benton, Jr, R. (2016). Put students in charge: A variation on the jigsaw discussion. College Teaching, 64(1), 40-45: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87567555.2015.1069725?casa_token=bTyqXd8y_DkAAAAA:XyNNDud0dkxvleJ4yBr2mrehkaKwmcXZ00QFg0ktXnHtRx3iY-v5tRw2xHIlpNl_iEoqO5eoofE