Skills

PLT Competencies 2

PLT Professional Skills 3

PLT Lawyers’ Skills 4

PLT Problem Solving Skills 5

PLT Work Management & Business Skills 6

TLOs 7

TLOs – ‘Skills’ X-reference to type - proportions THINKING COMMUNICATION RESEARCH SELF-MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE COLLABORATION HIGH ORDER PROFESSIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING ADVOCACY 8

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PLT & TLOs 11

Skills Assessment Some Conceptual Tools Kristoffer Greaves

Assessment Design Global Objectives What the Subject is About Learning Goals Competency Standards

Assessment Design Instructional Objectives Performance: What learner is expected to Do Conditions: Conditions for Performance Criterion: What constitutes Satisfactory Performance

Assessment Design Teaching/Learning Objectives Be Specific Subject – Verb - Object “The graduate will produce a negotiation plan”

Retrieval Level 1 Recognise Validate correct statements about features of information Recall Produce features of information Execute Perform a procedure without significant error

Comprehension Level 2 Integrate Identify basic structure of information, mental procedure or psychomotor procedure Symbolise Construct an accurate symbolic representation of information, mental procedure or psychomotor procedure

Analysis Level 3 Match Identify important similarities & differences Classify Identify superordinate and subordinate categories Analyse Errors Identify errors Generalise Construct new generalisations Specify Identify logical consequences

Knowledge Utilisation Level 4 Decision Making Use information and procedures to make decisions Problem Solving Use information or procedures to solve problems Experimenting Use information or procedures to generate and test hypotheses Investigating Use information or procedures to conduct investigations

Meta-Cognition Level 5 Specifying Goals Establish a goal relative to information and procedures Process Monitoring Monitor own progress toward accomplishment of a specific goal Monitoring Clarity Determine extent of own clarity about information and procedures Monitoring Accuracy Determine extent of own accuracy about information and procedures

Self-System Level 6 Examine Importance Identify importance of information & procedures to self & underlying reasons Examine Efficacy Identify own beliefs about ability to improve competence/understandin g & underlying reasons Examine Emotional Response Identify own emotional responses to information & procedures & underlying reasons Examine Motivation Identify own overall motivation to improve competence / understanding & underlying reasons

Global Objective Descriptor - Property law Practice From Competency Standards for Entry-Level Lawyers 2002: ‘ An entry level lawyer should be able to convey, lease and mortgage real property. The lawyer should also be able to provide general advice on standard matters arising under legislation relating to land use in that State or Territory. ’

Instructional Objective Element - Property Practice – Passing Title The lawyer [Subject] has competently [Criterion] identified [Verb] the nature of the interest being dealt with [Object] properly [Criterion] having regard to the applicable title system [Condition]

T/L Objective - the Student Will: the purpose of the transfer of land document EXPLAIN any defect in the document IDENTIFY any applicable time limits STATE the validity of execution of the document ASSESS appropriately in accepting or rejecting the document ACT