Journal article
Measuring the Critical Thinking Skills of Law Students Using a Whole-of-Curriculum Approach
Legal Education Review, Vol.27(1), pp.1-21
2017
Abstract
The development by law students of an ability to engage in critical thinking is highly valued within both the legal academy and the legal profession because it enhances the ability of law students to think clearly, objectively and independently, whether they are seeking to understand legal doctrine, solve legal problems or improve access to justice. This article draws upon the authors' experiences as law teachers and upon the critical thinking literature to present detailed criteria for the measurement of an ability to engage in critical thinking about law, and then applies those criteria in the design of a marking rubric that facilitates a whole-of-curriculum approach to the development of critical thinking skills by law students.
Details
- Title
- Measuring the Critical Thinking Skills of Law Students Using a Whole-of-Curriculum Approach
- Authors
- Nick James (Author) - Bond UniversityKelley Burton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
- Publication details
- Legal Education Review, Vol.27(1), pp.1-21
- Publisher
- Australasian Law Teachers Association
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.53300/001c.6087
- ISSN
- 1033-2839; 1839-3713
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2017 The Authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450698902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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