Integrating assessment tasks in a problem-based learning environment

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-86

  Gijbels, David ^a   van de Watering, Gerard ^b   Dochy, Filip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 29344446575     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260293042003243913     Document Type: Article

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