Indeterminacy in the use of preset criteria for assessment and grading

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-179

  Sadler, D Royce ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Criteria; Grading; Holistic scoring; Rubric

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951195221     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930801956059     Document Type: Article

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