Formative assessment in higher education: Moves towards theory and the enhancement of pedagogic practice

Higher Education

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 477-501

  Yorke, Mantz ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Enhancement; Formative assessment; Pedagogy; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347126682     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023967026413     Document Type: Article

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