Does changing the method of assessment of a module improve the performance of a student?

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-138

  Greer, Lesley ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744500806     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930020018962     Document Type: Article

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