Improving the quality of undergraduate peer assessment: A case for student and staff development

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-81

  Smith, Holly ^a   Cooper, Ali ^a   Lancaster, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036486950     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13558000110102904     Document Type: Article

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