Professor Louis N. Schulze‘s series of articles in the Faculty Lounge on using cognitive psychology to improve law student performance were honored as the top articles in legal education in 2016 by the TaxProf Blog. The series of articles focuses on how students can improve their performance by using techniques proven by science instead of those learned through the rumor mill or antiquated anecdotes.
The series can be read online at the Faculty Lounge:
- Louis Schulze, Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Students; Ask What Your Students Can Do For Themselves
- Louis Schulze, Using Cognitive Psychology to Improve Student Performance, Part Two: Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning
- Louis Schulze, Using Cognitive Psychology to Improve Student Performance, Part Three: Spaced Repetition
- Louis Schulze, Using Cognitive Psychology to Improve Student Performance, Part Four: Cognitive Schema Theory
- Louis Schulze, Using Cognitive Psychology to Improve Student Performance, Part Five: Putting it All Together
- Louis Schulze,Using Cognitive Psychology to Improve Student Performance, Part Six: Putting it All Together II
Prof. Schulze serves as the Assistant Dean and Professor of Academic Support, directing the Academic Excellence Program at FIU Law. He joined FIU Law in 2014. His areas of scholarly focus are in law school academic support, and has published on FFERPA, criminal law, and educational psychology in legal education. To read Prof. Schulze’s works, visit his Selected Works gallery.