1. As homework, each student reviewed the assigned grammar points and became an expert of these points.
2. In class, students who were assigned the same grammar points (Grammar Group) got together first, and verified the points. It took about 5 minutes.
3. Then, I formed groups consisting of representatives from each Grammar Group.
4. The representatives from Grammar Group 1 explained their grammar points to their group members. Each representative had about 5 minutes.
5. In order to confirm the grammar points together in class, I asked the whole class the grammar points that were just explained. The representatives from Grammar Group 1 were not allowed to answer, so that I can see how much explanation was provided and how well other students listened.
6. The representatives from other Grammar Groups did the same.
This allows every single student to be responsible for their explanation, and everyone depended on each other. Students really liked this, and several students gave me two thumb up. However, the average of the lesson quiz scores was about the same as the last lesson quiz… Some students still made mistakes on verb conjugation and other minor mistakes that were pointed out during the jigsaw activity.
This was my first time to try the jigsaw in class, and students surely liked it. How can I make this more effective so that students get better understanding of what is explained as much as they like this activity?