Improving geography essay writing using innovative assessment

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-31

  Pain, Rachel ^a   Mowl, Graham ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Essay writing skills; Peer assessment; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039749216     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098269608709341     Document Type: Article

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