Gillian divides her students into four small groups and gives them each a portion of information from the day's new content. Each group is given time to become "experts" on their group's information. After sufficient time has passed, each group shares their expertise with the other groups. This cooperative learning structure is often referred to as:
A)Collage
B)Piecemeal
C)Jigsaw
D)Review-Pair-Teach (RPT)

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The cooperative learning structure is often referred to as jigsaw. The activity is similar to developing several pieces of knowledge separately and then joining them together to make an overall body of knowledge. The students can be expected to make connections between the pieces and open discussions after the merging of informational sets.

Gillian Divides Her Students into Four Small Groups and Gives