Investigating university tutor perceptions of assessment feedback: Three types of tutor beliefs

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 583-604

  Tanga, Jinlan ^a   Harrisonb, Colin ^b  

^a BEIJING FOREIGN STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efl teaching; Formative assessment; Tutor feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960861072     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602931003632340     Document Type: Article

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