Self-assessment and reflective learning for first-year university geography students: A simple guide or simply misguided?

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 403-420

  Thompson, Graham ^a   Pilgrim, Alan ^a   Oliver, Kristy ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; First year students; Independent learning; Reflective learning; Report writing guide; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; LEARNING; SELF ASSESSMENT;

EID: 27644531621     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260500290959     Document Type: Article

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