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case method

American  

noun

  1. Also called case-study method.  the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education.

  2. case system.


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AI isn’t the first technology to transform the case method.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

The case method offers historical distance—a safe way to practice political conversation without politicising the classroom.

From Economist Jul. 5, 2017

He acknowledges, however, that the case method is not a good fit for everyone's learning style and that lectures may be a better way to learn about abstract concepts.

From US News Sep. 19, 2016

The Langdell case method was a radical departure.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2013

He can, by the use of the case method, teach the pupil the habit of examining the sources of his information.

From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter

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