Formative assessment in higher education: Its significance for employability, and steps towards its enhancement

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-238

  Yorke, Mantz ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22344447584     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11233-005-5110-z     Document Type: Article

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