academic success

Unlearning - The Hardest Part of Law School

Speaker(s): 
Deb Cohen

No one arrives at law school with a clean slate; everyone comes with prior knowledge. This is important because constructivist learning theory indicates that we build on our existing knowledge.

 

When the prior knowledge is accurate and complete, it facilitates learning; however when it is incomplete, inaccurate or inappropriate for this new context, it can hinder learning. 

 

Schedule info

Time slot: 
19 June 09:00 - 10:00
Room: 
155
Video: 
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“Reducing the Guesswork Out of Student Attrition and Bar Passage: Empowering Students Through a Numbers-based Approach by Informing Them Where They Stand Through Every Part of Their Legal Education”

Speaker(s): 
Tommy Sangchompuphen, Randy Mathews

Nearly every jurisdiction saw a dip in bar passage rates on the July 2014 bar exam. The national mean scaled MBE score for July 2014 was 141.47, which was also three points lower than the July 2013 score. The July 2014 number was the lowest mean scaled MBE score for a July exam since 2004, when the mean scaled MBE score was 141.2.
 

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