" Storming and norming": Exploring the value of group development models in addressing conflict in communal writing assessment

Assessing Writing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 191-207

  Colombini, Crystal Broch ^a   McBride, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Consensus; Group development; Norming; Portfolio; Writing assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864062509     PISSN: 10752935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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