IMPACT OF JIGSAW II STRATEGY OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING ON RETENTION

Author Name: 1Chandra Sekhar Sharma, 2Dr.Shashi Singh

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2020-91681433/

Affiliation:

1. Research Scholar, M.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
2. Associate Professor, Head, Department of Education, Gokul Das Hindu Girls’ College Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT

Jigsaw II strategy is one among the cooperative learning method that that has gained popularity in the classroom context. The present study aims to explore the effect of Jigsaw II strategy of co-operative learning that is basedon the modern constructivist theoriesfor enhancing the retention capacity of science learning among high school students. The study under discussion was conducted among a sample of 80 ninth standard students from two divisions of Adwaita Mission High School, Bounsi, Banka district, Bihar following a quasi-experimental method.Comparison of scores of an achievement test based on select topics from the NCERT IX standard science text and administered immediately after experimental treatment and re-administered after three weeks to the control group as well as experimental group reveals the significance of Jigsaw II strategy of co-operative learning in maintaining retention of the learned content in science by high school students.

Key words: Jigsaw II strategy of co-operative learning, teaching and learning science, retention