Is the feedback in higher education assessment worth the paper it is written on? Teachers' reflections on their practices

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-198

  Bailey, Richard ^a   Garner, Mark ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutional practices and procedures; Teachers' beliefs and perceptions; Written feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951262697     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562511003620019     Document Type: Article

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