Peer and self-assessment in the first year of university

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 493-507

  Nulty, Duncan ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curriculum design; Evaluation; First year; Peer assessment; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960851376     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930903540983     Document Type: Review

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