Investigating the capacity of self and peer assessment activities to engage students and promote learning

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 429-443

  Willey, Keith ^a   Gardner, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaborative peer learning; Self and peer assessment; SPARKPLUS; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION; FREE-RIDERS; LEARNING CYCLE; LEARNING OUTCOME; PEER ASSESSMENT; PEER LEARNING; TEAMWORK; WEB-BASED TOOLS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77954661900     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2010.490577     Document Type: Article

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