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Curricular Changes in Legal Research Instruction: An Empirical Study |
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| Authors: | Caroline L Osborne Stephanie C Miller |
| Institution: | 1. George R. Farmer Law Library, West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA;2. Outreach, Attorney Services, and Digital Initiatives, West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA |
| Abstract: | This article examines components of curricular design of a legal research class as impacting student performance. Expertise of instructor and use of the inverted, or flipped, classroom are specifically explored. Eight years of exam performance on an oral legal research midterm is used to measure student performance and success of various components of curricular design. |
| Keywords: | inverted classroom flipped classroom legal research curriculum teaching assistant dual-degree librarian oral exam Socratic method PowerPoint lecture passive learning active learning curricular design e-learning module video module podcast |