Peer and Teacher Assessments of Oral Presentation Skills: How reliable are they?

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-298

  Magin, Douglas ^a   Helmore, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0346311391     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070120076264     Document Type: Article

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