Simulations, Jurisprudence, and Critical Thinking: A Case Study

27 January 2023, Version 1
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Abstract

Simulations and games are utilized to present course material in a manner that encourages students to successfully master certain skills or information. In the Law and Politics course at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), students review copious information about a criminal case in a fictional world in order to write two appellate court opinions in two distinct jurisprudential styles. The mock world allows students to confront and consider their own judicial preferences and to develop and to demonstrate their critical thinking skills. The students have access to a wide variety of relevant and irrelevant documents, records, and information in the fictional world. Thus, the assignment requires the student to not only compose a judicial opinion but to identify the right evidence for that jurisprudential voice.

Keywords

Simulation
Jurisprudence
Critical Thinking

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