Grading systems, features of assessment and students' approaches to learning

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-194

  Dahlgren, Lars Owe ^a   Fejes, Andreas ^a   Abrandt Dahlgren, Madeleine ^a   Trowald, Nils ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bologna process; ECTS; Grading system

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650882951     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562510902757260     Document Type: Article

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