Anne L Escaron, Celia Vega-Herrera, Neil Steers, Jane Chung, Corina Martinez, Michael Hochman, Marielena Lara
Factors Associated With Leisure Time Physical Activity Among Schoolchildren in a Predominantly Latino Community
The Journal of school health
various innovative teaching methods designed attempt provide millennial students interactive stimulating learning environment jigsaw method one form cooperative learning enables students develop criticalthinking ability effective communication promotes positive student attitudes toward learning present study thus undertaken introduce jigsawbased cooperative learning method understand perception students faculty crosssectional study conducted among second year mbbs students students randomly divided 10 parent groups 10 students topic divided 10 subtopics student parent group allotted subtopic students given subtopic assembled form expert group interacted discussed subtopic students finally returned parent groups peer teaching presentation validated questionnaire used gather students faculty feedback descriptive statistics used analyze responses likert scale questions qualitative data analyzed using thematic analysis present study included 95 year mbbs students majority 81 students agreed teaching learning method enhanced communication skills seventyfive percent students agreed activity helped overcoming shyness hesitation class overall faculty also agreed jigsaw method helpful students cooperative learning like jigsaw facilitates learning allowing studentstudent discussion improving communication teaching skills