Assessing contributions to group assignments

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 751-768

  Johnston, Lucy ^a   Miles, Lynden ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 28244469203     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260293042000227272     Document Type: Article

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