Learner Description: this activity is designed for high-school students of Economics.

Description

This jigsaw activity is a cooperative learning activity where you will do inquiry on an international trade topic in a group. Each one of you will become an expert on their group's topic. Then you will join together with other students and will teach them your topic and they will teach you theirs. This activity is based on the Elliot Aronson's Jigsaw Classroom model.

Instructions

First you research the topic assigned to your home group. There will be 4 people in each home group. Count from 1 to 4. Your number determines which expert group you are in. So, all of the ones will be together in expert group 1, the twos will be in expert group 2 and so on. Work in your expert group to learn about the assigned aspect of international trade. Answer the questions related to your expert group topic. After all of the expert groups have finished, return to your home group and teach to the others your topic. They will teach you theirs in turn.