Using peer feedback in a Master's programme: A multiple case study

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 465-477

  Poverjuc, Oxana ^a   Brooks, Val ^a   Wray, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic writing; EAL students; informal peer support mechanisms; peer feedback; peer interactions; situated learning theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864677441     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2011.641008     Document Type: Article

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