Conceptions of and approaches to learning through online peer assessment

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-83

  Yang, Yu Fang ^a,b   Tsai, Chin Chung ^b  

^a JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Approaches to learning; Conceptions of learning; Online learning; Peer assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449686985     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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