Assessment options in higher education

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-140

  Craddock, Deborah ^a   Mathias, Haydn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Higher education; Learning and assessment; Student involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955153972     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930801956026     Document Type: Article

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