The Development of Cooperative Learning Activities Using the Jigsaw Technique on the Topic 'Life-Guiding Principles' for Grade 5 Students

Abstract

   This study aimed to: 1) develop an effective cooperative learning activity using the jigsaw technique on "Principles for a Life Well Lived," achieving an efficiency standard of 80/80, 2) compare students’ learning achievement before and after participating in the jigsaw-based cooperative learning activity on "Principles for a Life Well Lived," 3) examine the teamwork skills of students who participated in the jigsaw-based cooperative learning activity on the same topic, and 4) assess students' satisfaction with the cooperative learning activity using the jigsaw technique. The sample group consisted of 39 fifth-grade students from Kittiya Kindergarten School in the second semester of the 2020 academic year, selected through cluster sampling. The research tools included: 1) lesson plans, 2) an achievement test, 3) a teamwork skills assessment, and 4) a student satisfaction survey. Data analysis involved calculating the mean, percentage, standard deviation, and t-test statistics.
   The findings revealed that: 1) the effectiveness of the jigsaw cooperative learning activity was 85.83/89.36, exceeding the set standard; 2) students' post-learning achievement was significantly higher than their pre-learning achievement at the .05 significance level; 3) students’ overall teamwork skills were rated as good (Mean = 2.89, S.D. = 0.31); and 4) students’ satisfaction with the jigsaw-based cooperative learning was rated as very high overall (Mean = 4.55, S.D. = 0.80).