EFFECT OF JIGSAW COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY ON ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS AND LIFE-SKILLS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The aim of the study was to explore the effect of cooperative learning strategies on achievement and life skills among secondary school students. The pretest-posttest control group design was chosen for the present experimental work. The study sample consisted of 160 students of secondary class who were randomly assigned to experimental group (N=80) and control group (N=80), matched on the basis of their pretest scores in achievement test. The experimental group was taught through cooperative learning strategy namely, jigsaw while control group was taught through traditional teaching method. Both the groups were taught simultaneously on the topic “force and friction”. Results indicated that the group taught through jigsaw cooperative learning strategy outperformed the control group on various levels (knowledge, understanding and application) of achievement test.