직소( Jigsaw) 협동학습을 적용한 자기소개서 교육 방법 및 사례 연구

Abstract

This study examines the efficacy of an educational plan centered on Jigsaw Cooperative Learning as an effective teaching method for writing self-introductions within a a university-level writing class K University. As writing self-introductions has became necessary for employment, the need for writing self-introduction education in university writing classes began to increase in the mid-2000s. Nevertheless compared to other writing learing the participation rates and achievements in writing self-introduction learing have been low. In reponse to these challenges, this study present Writing Self-Introduction teaching plan by applying Jigsaw Cooperative Learing. Jigsaw Cooperative Learing is a cooperative learning model and a teaching method that fosters knowledge exchange among group peers, thus enabling collaborative and independent learning among students emphasized by Fisher&Frey(2021).
 The application of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning took place over two weeks in the first semester of 2023 at K University’s University Writing Class. The structured sequence encompassed ‘professor description→Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Step1→Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Step2→Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Step3→Individual Practice’. The end of semester survey revealed that 64.5% of participants wanted to learn how to write self-introduction: 69.7% stated that writing self-introductions was particulartly helpful. Additionally 27.8% of the classes were instructor lectures without applying Jigsaw Cooperative Learning. The findings demonstrate that writing self-introduction teaching using Jigsaw Cooperative Learning, which enables learners to learn efficiently on their own by collaborating with colleagues, is more effective than unilateral lecture-style methods. As writing self-introductions for employment is practical and strategic writing with a clear purpose, Jigsaw Cooperative Learning can be used to increase the learning effect through the active participation of learners.