Influences on the assessment of graduate attributes in higher education

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-334

  Hughes, Clair ^a   Barrie, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Graduate attributes; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955563805     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930903221485     Document Type: Article

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