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  2. John Spilsbury (cartographer) - Wikipedia

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    "Europe divided into its kingdoms, etc." (1766) Believed to be the first purpose-made jigsaw puzzle. John Spilsbury (/I.P.A. spɪlsbəri/ 1739 – 3 April 1769) [1] was a British cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle. Spilsbury created them for educational purposes, and called them "Dissected Maps". [2] [3]

  3. Jigsaw puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The results revealed that 4 and 5 year olds were able to complete all three puzzles within the allotted time, meanwhile most 3-year-olds were able to complete the normal jigsaw puzzle and the puzzle of normal shaped pieces without an image on it but struggled more with the puzzle that had an image but all the pieces were shaped the same.

  4. Puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The nine linked-rings puzzle, an advanced puzzle device that requires mathematical calculation to solve, was invented in China during the Warring States period (475-221 BCE). [5] Jigsaw puzzles were invented around 1760, when John Spilsbury , a British engraver and cartographer , mounted a map on a sheet of wood, which he then sawed around the ...

  5. 27 Things You Didn't Know About Jigsaw Puzzles - AOL

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    Despite several people taking credit for the first jigsaw puzzle, most historians give the credit to English engraver John Spilsbury according to Ceaco, a Massachusetts-based puzzle manufacturer.

  6. Jigsaw (teaching technique) - Wikipedia

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    The study of sixth graders was confounded by the fact that the Jigsaw class had two teachers whereas the control class had only one teacher. [12] Study 2 assessed 11 Jigsaw classes and 11 matched control classes. Jigsaw teachers were well trained and repeatedly met during the eight-week experiment. The analysis focused on 264 ethnic Norwegian ...

  7. Puzzle Adventures: The way jigsaws should be played on ... - AOL

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    The Facebook gaming landscape is a-changin', with more casual games like bubble-popping games, slot machine titles and even card games taking over where in-depth city builders and adventure games ...

  8. Game of the Day: Simply Jigsaw - AOL

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    What makes this game stand out is the fact that there's a new puzzle every day, complete with themes that follow the seasons! Choose your size and take advantage of the super useful edges-only ...

  9. Educational game - Wikipedia

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    Game-based learning (GBL) is a type of game play that has defined learning outcomes. Generally, game-based learning is designed to balance subject matter with gameplay and the ability of the player to retain, and apply said subject matter to the real world. [4] Children tend to spend hours playing hide and seek, learning the steps of digital ...