The quality of guidance and feedback to students

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-67

  Hounsell, Dai ^a   McCune, Velda ^a   Hounsell, Jenny ^a   Litjens, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assignments; Biosciences; Exams; Feedback; Guidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149109514     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360701658765     Document Type: Article

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