Fostering deep and active learning through assessment

Accounting Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-119

  Hand, Len ^a   Sanderson, Peter ^a   O'Neil, Mike ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

action enquiry; assessment strategy; case study; cognitive conflict; deep learning; experiential learning; introductory accounting; learning cycle; surface learning; coefficients

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944403207     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639289600000013     Document Type: Article

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