The use of clickers in the classroom can improve student engagement and motivation. However, few studies have been conducted on faculty opinions of the use of clickers. The authors measured clicker use in legal studies among business faculty and investigated perceptions and factors associated with the adoption of clickers in the discipline. Survey…

This study was designed to gain a greater understanding of the learning outcomes associated with the mock trial as an active teaching method. Participating in a product liability mock trial presents students with the complex interplay of administrative regulations and common law. As in real life, the harsh constraints of time pressures, less than…

Discusses the growing importance of law to business and real and perceived rationales for business law's lack of status in business education. Proposes steps to achieve the discipline's full potential. (Contains 21 references.) (SK)

Observation of six sections of business law classes to determine whether in-class participation helped students (n=272) improve their scores on take-home essay examinations found that the effects of active participation may depend on students' preparation prior to coming to class and the technical nature of the class. (Author/JOW)