Evaluation tools in the european higher education area (ehea): An assessment for evaluating the competences of the final year project in the social sciences

European Journal of Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 435-447

  Mateo, Joan ^a   Escofet, Anna ^a   Martínez Olmo, Francesc ^a   Ventura, Javier ^a   Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment; European Higher Education Area; Evaluation; Final Year Project; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865285729     PISSN: 01418211     EISSN: 14653435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2012.01536.x     Document Type: Article

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