The Purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a Jigsaw Cooperative Study, which is developed on children's self-esteem and learning social skills.
Two research questions were made from the review of the literature, as follows;
1. Are there a...
The Purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a Jigsaw Cooperative Study, which is developed on children's self-esteem and learning social skills.
Two research questions were made from the review of the literature, as follows;
1. Are there any differences in self-esteem between children in an experimental and a control group?
2. Are there any differences in learning social skills between children in an experimental and a control group?
3. Are there any differences in self-esteem between
4. Are there any differences in learning social skills between
To answer the questions, sixty-four young children (64 five -year-old children) attending a preschool in Yang San participated in this study. They were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. Children in the experimental group, took part in eight 30〜40 minute sessions of Jigsaw cooperative study program in a small group ; whereas, their counterparts in the same sessions of a traditional in a large group activity program. After the sessions of each program, all children were tested on the self-esteem test and the social skill test.
The children who took the Jigsaw cooperative study received higher achievement than their counterparts on self-esteem and social skills. From the results, it shows that the cooperative study is an effective teaching method to children's positive self-esteem and learning social skills. and there are no difference of self-esteem in their gender. but, there are differences children's social skills in a gender.