Mapping the maze of assessment: An investigation into practice

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-137

  Gillett, Andy ^a   Hammond, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic literacy; Assessment; Assignments; Graduate skills; Interdisciplinary; Lifelong learning; Student performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650311337     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787409104786     Document Type: Article

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