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Students' and Teachers' Experiences with the Implementation of Problem-Based Learning at a University Law School
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Wijnen, Marit; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Smeets, Guus; Kroeze, Maarten J.; Van der Molen, Henk T. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2017
A few years ago, the Erasmus School of Law implemented problem-based learning (PBL) as an instructional method in the bachelor's program. Transition to a PBL program often brings some difficulties for the teaching staff. To find out whether the implementation at the Erasmus School of Law has been successful, students and teachers were asked about…
Descriptors: Law Students, Problem Based Learning, Law Schools, Curriculum Implementation
Matching Student Assessment to Problem-based Learning: Lessons from Experience in a Law Faculty.
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Driessen, Erik; van der Vleuten, Cees – Studies in Continuing Education, 2000
A law school implemented a problem-based learning curriculum and a new assessment system, including block tests, portfolios, and formative computer-assisted testing. The assessment program was continuously monitored and evaluated. Outcomes included enhanced skills and a change in attitudes toward problem-based and lifelong learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Legal Education (Professions), Problem Based Learning
Interactions of Study Orientation and Students' Appreciation of Structure in Their Educational Environment.
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Nuy, H. J. P. – Higher Education, 1991
A study in a Dutch law school investigated interactions between students' learning orientation (internalizing/meaning, dependent, minimalistic, achieving/strategic) and appreciation of aspects of structure (content, organization, social) in the educational environment and curriculum. A consistent pattern of student attitudes that varied according…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment
Effects of Staff and Student Tutors on Student Achievement.
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Moust, Jos C.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Higher Education, 1994
A study at the University of Maastricht (Netherlands) law school found that students (n=200) tutored by other students showed improved academic achievement as high as those (n=207) taught by staff tutors. Data were gathered from overall assessment of essay question responses and a more elaborate propositional analysis of a sample of responses.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Towards Automated Training of Legal Problem Solving.
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Muntjewerff, Antoinette J. – 1994
An examination of Dutch research on legal case solving revealed that few law students get systematic instruction or testing in the technique of legal problem solving. The research being conducted at the Department of Computer Science and Law at the University of Amsterdam focuses on identifying the different functions in legal reasoning tasks in…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Foreign Countries
Computer-Based Learning for On-Line Data Base Search.
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van Beek, Jan; And Others – Computers and Education, 1989
Describes a study conducted at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) that investigated the effectiveness of a computer-based training program for use with an automated system for retrieving legal information. Hypotheses tested are explained, computer-based versus traditional instructional methods are compared, and implications for further…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Databases