Kagan's FREE Articles - Articles by Dr. Spencer Kagan - Kagan Structures: Research and Rationale

Kagan's FREE Articles - Articles by Dr. Spencer Kagan - Kagan Structures: Research and Rationale

Recently, I attended Kagan Cooperative Structures Training. This article provides some research and rationale behind the structures. Some advantages to using Kagan Structures include helping students develop social skills and intrinsic motivation, increasing student engagement, incorporating brain science into instruction, and helping students learn how to use academic language and provide effective feedback.

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