The effectiveness of Jake Saw's teaching model on social skills and academic optimism of fifth

Hatamnya, Zahra; Ghafarnya, Reza

The effectiveness of Jake Saw's teaching model on social skills and academic optimism of fifth

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

zahra hatamnya ¹
reza ghafarnya ²

¹ Master of Science in Elementary Education, Department of Elementary Education, Bakhtar University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Elementary Education, Bakhtar University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran.

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the jigsaw teaching model on the social skills and academic optimism of fifth-grade elementary students in Saraballeh city. The present study is a quasi-experimental research of the pre-test and post-test with a control group design. Thirty fifth-grade elementary students from Saraballeh city were randomly assigned to two groups of 15 students each. The statistical population consisted of 250 fifth-grade students in Saraballeh city, from which 30 students were randomly selected for the control and experimental groups. The research instruments included the Scheier-Weintraub et al. (2013) optimism questionnaire and a teacher-made test. To analyze the data, t-test, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and covariance analysis were used. The findings showed that the jigsaw teaching model had a significant impact on the students' social skills and academic optimism. Students who were taught using the jigsaw cooperative learning method paid more attention to issues such as time management, goal setting, connecting new and old information, and understanding the subject matter, resulting in higher academic achievement.

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