Peer feedback in an undergraduate programme: Using action research to overcome students' reluctance to criticise

Educational Action Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-287

  McMahon, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Action research; Formative feedback; Learning community; Peer assessment; Peer feedback; Teaching; Transformation of outlook

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951981933     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650791003741814     Document Type: Article

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