Which collaborative strategy involves groups reading a text and then forming new groups, each with one expert from the original groups to share knowledge?

Which collaborative strategy involves groups reading a text and then forming new groups, each with one expert from the original groups to share knowledge?

• A. Paper Pass
• B. Inside-Outside Circle
• C. Jigsaw
• D. Surveys

Answer: (C)

Jigsaw works by having students first become experts on a portion of a text in their small group. Then new groups are formed with one expert from each original group, and these mixed groups share and discuss their portions so everyone learns all parts. After that, students return to their original groups to teach their piece to the others, so the whole group gains the full understanding. This structure creates interdependence and accountability: each student must master their segment and be ready to explain it clearly, because the success of the group depends on everyone contributing. It also boosts engagement, listening, and speaking skills, since students must listen to others, synthesize information, and teach it in a concise way. Other approaches that involve simply passing papers, rotating discussion circles, or collecting surveys don’t require that built-in expert-to-home-group teaching step, so they don’t provide the same shared-knowledge structure.