Relationships between student characteristics and self-, peer and tutor evaluations of oral presentations

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-190

  Langan, A Mark ^a   Shuker, David M ^b   Cullen, W Rod ^a   Penney, David ^c   Preziosi, Richard F ^c   Wheater, C Philip ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78049462783     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930701292498     Document Type: Article

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