Aplicación de la técnica puzle como estrategia de aprendizaje cooperativo en ingeniería sísmica = Jigsaw method application as cooperative learnig strategy in earthquake engineering

Cooperative jigsaw method is widely spread in academic environments and it has demonstrated ist efficiency on the acquisition of professional and transversal competences. The organization in small groups improves the interaction between students and the work partitioning in independent tasks, promoting the positive interdependence which is crucial for cooperative learning. The present study applies the jigsaw method to the “Seminars” course from MScs in Earthquake Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. As a result of the application of this method, it is observed that the students learn the content of the subject, and improve substantially the transversal competences and social skills. This study supports the need of implementing innovative educational methods in the technical studies