Atividade cooperativa no formato jigsaw: um estudo no ensino superior de química

Abstract

Since the beginning of the 70s, the discussion about ways of organization and effectiveness of learning activities based on cooperative learning has been growing in many countries. In the present work, we applied a didactic activity based on cooperative learning principles (jigsaw format) in a scientific communication course offered to undergraduate chemistry students. We investigated the dynamic of interactions among the students within the groups focusing on the following dimensions: verbal interactions, cognitive processing, and social processing. The dimensions analyzed suggest that the activity was effective in cooperative learning perspective without compromising the learning of the course contents. The students’ perceptions indicated the success of the activity.