The role of self-, peer and teacher assessment in promoting Iranian EFL learners' writing performance

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 513-533

  Birjandi, Parviz ^a   Hadidi Tamjid, Nasrin ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

journal writing; peer assessment; self assessment; teacher assessment; writing performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863562398     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2010.549204     Document Type: Article

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