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Texas A&M University School of Law

Faculty Scholarship

2018

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Assessments All The Way Down, James Mcgrath, Andrew P. Morriss Jan 2018

Assessments All The Way Down, James Mcgrath, Andrew P. Morriss

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The role of assessments is getting attention throughout legal education. A growing acceptance of the Graduate Record Examination (“GRE”) as an alternative to the Law School Aptitude Test (“LSAT”) and its incorporation into the U.S. News & World Report (“USN&WR”) law school rankings opened the door to changes in who is going to law school and how they are recruited. At the other end of students’ journey through legal education, the discussion of recent graduates’ bar exam performance – linked by some to declining LSAT scores of entering students – raised questions about the design of bar exams as well …


Developing Workplace Law Programming: A Labor Of Love, Michael Z. Green Jan 2018

Developing Workplace Law Programming: A Labor Of Love, Michael Z. Green

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Professor Green reflects and comments on his work in developing workplace law programming as a key component of the annual SEALS program.


Planning Your Class To Take Advantage Of Highly Effective Learning Techniques, James Mcgrath Jan 2018

Planning Your Class To Take Advantage Of Highly Effective Learning Techniques, James Mcgrath

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What are the most highly effective learning techniques? Take a moment and consider what you think they are. Write them down if it is convenient. The symposium that is the subject of this law review volume examines the impact of formative assessment. In this article, I will connect formative assessment possibilities with ideas on how to take advantage of some of the proven highly effective learning techniques. The road there is a bit tortuous, but it is my hope that even the most well-informed teacher will find something that they can add to their quiver of techniques to help with …