Simple formative assessment, high learning gains in college general chemistry

Egitim Arastirmalari - Eurasian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn , Issue 40, 2010, Pages 223-240

  Yalaki, Yalçin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Formative assessment; formative feedback; Higher education; Peer feedback; Science education; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957563384     PISSN: 1302597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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