Towards a personal best: A case for introducing ipsative assessment in higher education

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-367

  Hughes, Gwyneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Feedback; Grading policy; Retention; Student motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957864153     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.486859     Document Type: Article

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