The effect of adopting a cooperative learning program using the Jigsaw method in learning mathematics for kindergarten children

Abstract

The research aimed to determine the effect of adopting the cooperative learning program using the Jigsaw method in teaching mathematics to kindergarten children in the State of Palestine, and the effect of the program on Bloom's levels (remembering, comprehension) on short-term and long-term memory. The research subject included three areas of the kindergarten curriculum, namely: numbers, geometric shapes, and spatial and temporal relationships.

The research community consisted of all the children who finished the Al-Bustan class in kindergartens that belong administratively to the Palestinian Ministry of Education. These children are preparing to enroll in the preparatory class of the academic year (2020-2021). As for the research sample, it consisted of (108) children, including (52) males and (56) females, who were chosen by a simple random method, where three kindergarten institutions were chosen in the city of Jerusalem. To achieve the goal of the research, a tool was prepared, which is a test to measure mathematical logic and readiness for mathematics for the preliminary class, and all rationing procedures for the test were completed.

The results revealed that the jigsaw method has a role in improving the achievement of kindergarten children at the level of short-term memory at Bloom levels (remembering, comprehension), and statistically significant differences were shown in favor of the experimental method (the jigsaw method). It was found that there were no statistically significant differences between the control and experimental groups at the level of long-term memory in Bloom's levels (remembering, comprehending), and the results also revealed that there was a direct relationship between the use of the jigsaw method and the levels (remembering, comprehending) in the short-term and long-term memory and with an equation Linear regression indicates direct correlation.