Students' perceptions about evaluation and assessment in higher education: A review

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-341

  Struyven, Katrien ^a   Dochy, Filip ^a   Janssens, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 79955555546     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930500099102     Document Type: Review

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