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Harnessing the potential of problem‐based learning in legal education

Pages 157-173 | Published online: 09 Sep 2010

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  • Woods , Donald R. 1997 . Problem‐based learning—Resources to gain the most from PBL , 2nd edn. , McMaster University . 10 For more information on the assessment of process skills in PBL
  • Hee and Lim . 2002 . “Law's Odyssey” . In Problem‐Based Learning: Educational Innovation Across Disciplines , Edited by: Tan , Little , Hee and Conway . 94 Singapore : Temasek Centre for Problem‐based Learning . 11 For an overview of how the Law & Management Division came to embrace PBL as a learning strategy
  • McCombs and Whisler . 1997 . The Learner‐Centered Classroom and School , 5 San Francisco : Jossey‐Bass Publishers .
  • Lantz , M.S. and Chaves , J.F. 2001 . “Mixed Models and Mixed Messages” . In Problem‐Based Learning: Case Studies, Experience and Practice , Edited by: Schwartz , Mennin and Webb . 45 – 51 . London : Kogan Page Limited .
  • Former lecturer, Law & Management Division, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore. I wish to thank my former colleagues Ms Cynthia Lim and Ms Eileen Ng for their comments on an earlier draft of this article. I remain responsible for all errors.

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