Formative assessment in accounting education and some initial evidence on its use for instructional sequencing

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 191-211

  Curtis, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Cognitive learning theory; Conceptual knowledge; Feedback; Financial accounting elements; Formative assessment; Instructional sequencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865396028     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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