Peer assessment in a test-dominated setting: Empowering, boring or facilitating examination preparation?

Educational Research for Policy and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-15

  Bryant, Darren A ^a   Carless, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Case study; English language teaching; Examinations; Formative assessment; Peer assessment; Primary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149175649     PISSN: 15702081     EISSN: 15731723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10671-009-9077-2     Document Type: Article

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