A Study on the Problems of Legal Reasoning in Answering Examination Questions for Labor Law and Labor Case Procedures by Third-Year Students in the Second Semester of the Academic Year 2023, Bachelor of Laws Program, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to study the evaluation of written responses to legal exams in the subjects of labor law and labor court procedure of third-year students. And to study the problem of using legal reasoning in writing answers to examinations in labor law and labor court procedures of third-year students, semester 2/2023, Bachelor of Laws program, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University. The sample group consisted of 55 third-year Bachelor of Laws Students. Using the purposive sampling method, there were 46 people. The research tools were an assessment form for writing legal exam answers and a note-taking form. By using data analysis with content analysis.
The research results found that Test scores that were in the range of 16-20 points were at a good level. There were 13 people, accounting for 28.26 percent. Next is the score range of 6-10 points, which is at the level that needs to be improved, and the score range of 21-25 points, which is at a very good level, the same number of 10 people, accounting for 21.73 percent. Followed by a score range of 11-15 points, at the fair level, 8 people, representing 17.39 percent, and a score range of 1-5 points, at the level requiring urgent improvement, 5 people, representing 10.36 percent. In addition, it was found that students still lacked legal reasoning skills because 27 students received diagnostic scores between 1-10 points, accounting for 58.70 percent. more than 19 students who received scores between 11-15 points. Accounting for 41.30 percent. 11 students received a score of 0 on the issue that required diagnosis due to the cause. that is, there was no decision to adjust the law with the facts that were set out as an issue, resulting in incorrect calculations or legal results. and there is no legal reasoning that is clear, the language used must be elegant, your answers must be coherent and logical and your answer does not use legal language. From this research, the problem was found that the students did not have legal reasoning as to which facts must be adjusted according to the provisions of the law. And can the law or legal principle raised be able to adapt to the issue of fact or not. Therefore, legal reasoning in writing exam answers directly affects students' test scores.