Online formative assessment in higher education: A review of the literature

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2333-2351

  Gikandi, J W ^a,b   Morrow, D ^a   Davis, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b PWANI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Assessment; Blended learning; Formative assessment; Higher education; Innovative pedagogical strategy; Online learning

Indexed keywords

LEARNING SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

ASSESSMENT; BLENDED LEARNING; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; ONLINE LEARNING; PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 79960653466     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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