On the pedagogy of examinations in Hong Kong

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-149

  Yan, Pong Wing ^a   Chow, Jeffrey C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cultural tradition; Examination pressure; Experiential writing; Learning; Pedagogical reflection; Student experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644252743     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-051X(01)00059-2     Document Type: Article

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