Self and peer evaluation in undergraduate education: Structuring conditions that maximize its promises and minimize the perils

Journal of Political Science Education

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-205

  Omelicheva, Mariya Y ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Experiment; Peer evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249125786     PISSN: 15512169     EISSN: 15512177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15512160590961784     Document Type: Article

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