Learning outcomes for higher education: Some key issues

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-425

  Melton, Reginald ^a,b  

^a The Open University

^b Tithe Court Barn ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Higher education; Learning outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030362695     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071005.1996.9974085     Document Type: Article

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