Student appeals of grades: A comparative study of university policies and practices

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-57

  Gynnild, Vidar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Appeals policy; Criteria; Fairness; Grade grievance; Justice theory; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551551494     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0969594X.2011.535301     Document Type: Article

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