Measuring the outcomes of individualised writing instruction: A multilayered approach to capturing changes in students' texts

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-331

  Borg, Erik ^a   Deane, Mary ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis of revision; Feedback; First year students; Individualised writing tutorials; Revisions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957845229     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2010.546525     Document Type: Article

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