The Effect of the Jigsaw Type Cooperative Learning Model on Elementary School Students’ Collaboration Skills

Abstract

This research investigates the effect of the Jigsaw-type cooperative learning model on the collaboration skills of fourth-grade students in the Integrated Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) curriculum, where these skills were previously identified as low. This study employed a quasi-experimental method with a between-subject design. The population consisted of 61 students, from which a sample of 48 students was selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a non-test instrument in the form of a collaboration skills observation sheet and were analyzed using an Independent Sample T-Test. The results revealed a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group, with a calculated t-value of 2.2557, which was greater than the t-table value of 2.0128, and a significance value of 0.0288 (p<0.05). It is concluded that the Jigsaw model has a significant positive effect on improving students' collaboration skills. This model is recommended for educators to implement systematically to foster essential social skills in elementary school.