Encouraging teacher development through embedding reflective practice in assessment

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-170

  Cornish, Linley ^a   Jenkins, Kathy Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

assessment; critical lenses; metacognition; reflective practice; scaffolds; teacher development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860806418     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2012.669825     Document Type: Article

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