Leveraging the Jigsaw Learning Strategy to Promote Competence, Confidence, and Efficiency in Evidence‐Based Practice

ABSTRACT

Background

The original jigsaw strategy is a cooperative learning technique that involves small groups of participants working together on a particular task that was initially designed to promote academic performance and foster positive social relations among students across diverse classroom settings. Jigsaw emphasizes teamwork by facilitating collaboration among students or participants to accomplish tasks. It is an efficient and time-saving approach that is particularly applicable when there is a lot of information to review and each individual does not need to learn every detail of the topic.

Aims

To develop a strategy to advance EBP in healthcare organizations and build individuals' competence and confidence in the EBP process.

Methods

The jigsaw approach was modified to advance evidence-based practice (EBP) through the creation of the “Jigsaw Journal Club for EBP” (JJC-EBP).

Results

The JJC-EBP strategy/approach enhances efforts to advance EBP work in organizations by expediting the critical appraisal step of the EBP process. This strategy/approach also promotes clinician participation in EBP by creating a collaborative approach to several steps of EBP methodology. In addition, this strategy/approach helps individual clinicians build their competence and confidence in several steps of EBP methodology as well.

Linking Evidence to Practice

EBP can be advanced in healthcare organizations through implementation of the Jigsaw journal club strategy. Clinicians can build their EBP competence and confidence through participation in a Jigsaw journal club activity.