Developing first-year engagement with written feedback

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-124

  Cramp, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; feedback; personal tutoring; self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959326881     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787411402484     Document Type: Review

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