Aug 16 (Reuters) – Law schools will soon be required to set “minimum learning outcomes” for every class they offer and ensure those outcomes are the same across all sections of required courses.
The American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Friday adopted a series of changes, opens new tab to its student learning outcomes standards, aiming to clarify law schools’ obligations. The changes also seek to ensure more conformity across required classes at law schools that have more than one section each term such as Contracts or Torts and are usually taught by more than one professor.
The adopted changes also mandate all first-year classes include one early assessment that gives students feedback on their performance prior to a final exam. Academic support must be made available to any students “who fail to attain a satisfactory level of achievement.”
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