This presentation describes the Jigsaw method of instruction. It describes how it can used as an effective method for library instruction.

1. Improving Library Instruction with the Jigsaw
Classroom
Robert Monge
Instruction
Western Oregon University
E-mail monger@wou.edu
Website: www.wou.edu/~monger

2. What is a Jigsaw Classroom?

3. Can you identify the
picture from this
piece of puzzle?

4. Does this piece
make it any easier
to identify?

5. What about this
piece?

6. You can’t see what the picture is until you take all the pieces….

7. And put them
together

8. The Jigsaw Instruction
works the same way

9. Each student becomes an expert in one resource

10. The Experts
then teach each
other what they
know
And the
research puzzle
becomes clear

11. Jigsaw Instruction are
being used in a variety
of disciplines
David V. Perkins
Renee N. Sarris
(2001)
A “Jigsaw Classroom”
Technique for
Undergraduate Statistics
Courses
Teaching of Psychology
28.2:111-113.

12. Kemel Doymus
(2008)
Teaching Chemical
Equalibrium with the
Jigsaw Technique
Research in Science
Education. 38.2: 249-
260

13. Pricilla Y.L. Chan
(2007)
Jigsaw Technique
in International
Fashion Retailing
International Journal
of Learning 13.11:
121-125

14. Including Library Instruction
Michael Lorenzen
(2003)
Encouraging Community
in Library Instruction: A
Jigsaw Experiment in a
University Library Skills
Classroom.
Illinois Libraries (Online)
85.1: 5-14

15. 5 Minutes – Introduction / Divide students
into four groups: Wilson Select,
Proquest, Lexis-Nexis, MD
Consult
25 Minutes – Fill in worksheet as group to
learn databases
20 Minutes –Each group selects a
spokesperson—spokesperson
has five minutes to demonstrate
a search using the instructor
station.

16. 5 minutes: Introduction: Divide students into three
groups.
Group 1: Find Books—WorldCat
Group 2: Academic Search Premier
Group 3: Proquest
15 minutes: Fill out worksheets as group to
learn database
5 minutes: Reorganize groups--Each new group
has at least one member Group 1,
Group 2, Group 3
25 minutes: Have each member from new group
teach the other members of the group
about their database.
Follow up: Post three filled out worksheets to class
page

17. How would you do it?

18. JIGSAW E-Learning
Tutorials

19. Post to CMS / Library Website
Class Tutorials
WorldCat
Academic Search Premier
Proquest Research Library
Library Assignment PDF
Tutorial Review--PDF

20. References
http://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/authoring.html
Chan, P.Y.L. (2007). Jigsaw technique in international fashion retailing. International
Journal of Learning 13.11: 121-125
Clark, R.C. & Mayer, R.E. (2003). e-Learning and the Science of Instruction. San Francisco:
Pfeiffer.
Perkins, D.V. & Sarris, R.N. (2001). A “jigsaw classroom”
technique for undergraduate statistics courses. Teaching of Psychology 28.2:111-113.
Doymus, K. (2008). Teaching chemical equalibrium with the jigsaw Technique. Research in
Science Education. 38.2: 249-260
Lorenzen, M. (2003). Encouraging community in library instruction: A jigsaw experiment
in a university library skills classroom. Illinois Libraries (Online) 85.1: 5-14
Mayer, R.E. (2001) Multimedia learning. New York: Cambridge University Press.

21. Please feel free to contact me if you
have questions.
Robert Monge
Instruction
Western Oregon University
E-mail monger@wou.edu
Website: www.wou.edu/~monger