Does assessed multicultural group work really pull UK students' average down?

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-161

  de Vita, Glauco ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644749251     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930220128724     Document Type: Article

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