Self-study
Would anyone be interested in taking collaborative practice tests or sections? In the high school classes that I teach, one thing my professional learning community (team) does is we have our students take a multiple choice test, then we group them by score and have them take the test again as a group, but in the following highly structured way: Person 1 reads the question, Person 2 answers, Person 3 agrees or disagrees, and Person 4 restates and re-explains, and the roles rotate every question. We have seen marked improvement in their overall thought processes throughout the year. A critical component is that they do not know the official test answers (or their grades, but that's not really possible here on this platform) on their second pass of the test. I am not sure if this specific set of roles is perfect for the LSAT, but I think it could be interesting to workshop. Let me know your thoughts!
AlexandraFriestman’s collaborative group testing
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What are the times you plan on doing these?
@GeraldParrott not sure! I think I would send a when2meet out once a few people have joined the group. I will probably take my next PT on May 30, so I would suggest May 31 for a group test. However I’m not sure if we want to start at full length tests for group testing, so if we were going to do sections instead, I will be taking 1 LR section on May 22 and then I would send out a when2meet for May 23 for a post-mortem group test. The vision is that everyone takes the section/test, waits 24 hours without looking at the right answers, and then takes it again all together to really force understanding.
@AlexandraFriestman Hi! I am new to the idea of LSAT prepping, so I do not come with much benefit to the team dynamic in terms of shared resources. Could you share details about your group meeting days once that is sorted and what I will need to come prepared with so that I am contributable? Thank you!
@Laurie07 we schedule these on when2meet. Out first meeting is Saturday May 23 at 1:45 pm CST. You would come prepared with the section for that session (in this case, PT 126.S1) done, but without doing the blind review or seeing the answers. This is the first time I've tried this out on here, so we will see how it goes. I am also new to LSAT prepping, this is really my first week studying. What I lack in specific LSAT prep knowledge, I make up for in my very high diagnostic score (169) and my M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction.
@Laurie07 you are more than welcome to join us! you don't need to "benefit" us in any way. Everyone has valuable input, and as a current high school teacher, I can ensure that everyone has a chance to have a voice.