A Mastery Rubric: Guiding curriculum design, admissions and development of course objectives

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-32

  Tractenberg, Rochelle E ^a   Umans, Jason G ^a,b   McCarter, Robert J ^c,d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Higher education; Proficiency; Research skills; Rubrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955557279     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930802474169     Document Type: Review

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