Dealing with free-riders in assessed group work: Results from a study at a UK university

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 451-464

  Maiden, Barbara ^a   Perry, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approaches; Assessment; Groups; Social loafing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958849425     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930903429302     Document Type: Article

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