Assessment, feedback and marking guides in distance education

Open Learning

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-78

  Chetwynd, Frances ^a   Dobbyn, Chris ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Feedback; Marking guides; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551552016     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680513.2011.538565     Document Type: Article

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