Plants and photosynthesis: Peer assessment to help students learn

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 150-156

  Crane, Lucy ^a   Winterbottom, Mark ^b,c  

^a King Edward VII School   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Faculty of Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formative assessment; Learning autonomy; Peer assessment; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549104120     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2008.9656133     Document Type: Article

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