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Law Schools Explore Three-Semester Writing Programs, Eric Easton
Law Schools Explore Three-Semester Writing Programs, Eric Easton
All Faculty Scholarship
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Introduction: Favorite Insurance Cases Symposium, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Introduction: Favorite Insurance Cases Symposium, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Nevada Law Journal
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Providing Structure To Law Students — Introducing The Programmed Learning Sequence As An Instructional Tool, Robin A. Boyle, Lynne Dolle
Providing Structure To Law Students — Introducing The Programmed Learning Sequence As An Instructional Tool, Robin A. Boyle, Lynne Dolle
Faculty Publications
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In the past few decades, legal academics have spawned writings about changing law school teaching methods from the traditional Socratic and case method to alternative approaches. Some of these authors encourage law professors to be aware of individual differences among students. Yet there has been little empirical research conducted in law schools concerning the effectiveness of teaching students according to their individual learning styles. "Learning styles" refers to the ways in which individuals "begin [ ] to concentrate on, process, [internalize,] and [remember] new and difficult [academic] information" or skills. The absence of learning-styles research in law schools spurred …
Making The Grade: Some Principles Of Comparative Grading, Jeffrey E. Stake
Making The Grade: Some Principles Of Comparative Grading, Jeffrey E. Stake
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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Becoming America's Best Small State Law School: A Vision For The University Of Idaho College Of Law, Donald L. Burnett Jr.
Becoming America's Best Small State Law School: A Vision For The University Of Idaho College Of Law, Donald L. Burnett Jr.
Articles
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Situating Thinking Like A Lawyer Within Legal Pedagogy , David T. Butleritchie
Situating Thinking Like A Lawyer Within Legal Pedagogy , David T. Butleritchie
Cleveland State Law Review
The phrase "thinking like a lawyer" maintains as much relevance to today's legal academy as it ever has. In the face of recent criticism that the ideas connected with the concept of "thinking like a lawyer," e.g., the case law method with its focus on the adversarial litigation process, the fact is that legal educators must still teach their students to "think like lawyers." Critics have complained that the narrow focus of this traditional concept unduly restricts the ability of law students to develop refined analytical and practical skills which go beyond the adversarial context. In one sense these critics …