Pedagogy of Problem Solving: Applying Cognitive Science to Teaching Legal Problem Solving, The

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INTRODUCTION|Over the last five years, the legal education system has faced a new call for instructional transformation as legal academics and law school regulators forge a fresh debate over how law schools should educate their students. Books such as the Carnegie Foundation's Educating Lawyers and Best Practices for Legal Education, published by the Clinical Legal Education Association, ignited much of this recent discussion. The American Bar Association ("ABA") then fueled the debate as it undertook a comprehensive review of its Standards for Approval of Law Schools, including the standards relating to the law school curriculum...