BEFORE WE GET INTO THE TOPIC

LETS WATCH AN INTRODUCTION VIDEO ON "WHAT IS KAGAN?"

KAGAN  Cooperative
Strategies

designed by Dr. Spencer Kagan as REVOLUTIONARY
approach in teaching that engage every students.

What are the differences?

K AG A N

  • student-centred learning
  • active and cooperative learning
  • emphasise structured collaboration (eg: Think-Pair-Share)

TRADITIONAL

  • teacher-led instruction
  • students passively receive information
  • engage in limited interaction

DEVELOPS SKILLS

- social skills
- teamwork skills
- communication skills
- leadership skills

DECREASE ACHIEVEMENT GAP

engaging all high-achievement students and low-achievement students equally

PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING

include peer-to-peer support and discussion

EACH STRATEGY HAS DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS, BUT

THEY ARE DESIGNED BY APPLYING THE FOUR CRITICAL PRINCIPLES

P

POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE

Students are tie together to complete the task. 

eg: four students per group to carry out task such as Round Robin

I

INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Hold accountable for their own contribution.

eg: in time-pair-share, each student has their own turn to give opinion 

E

EQUAL 
PARTICIPATION

Take part equally in both time and number of turns.

eg:  students in the class has their minute of oral language output

S

SIMULTANEOUS INTERACTION

Many students take part at the same time.

eg: accomplish lesson goal in 2 minutes rather than an hour

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