The impact of formative feedback on the development of academic writing

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 519-533

  Wingate, Ursula ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Formative assessment; Formative feedback; Uptake of feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955560841     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930903512909     Document Type: Article

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