Towards a greater understanding of the effectiveness of reflective journals in a university language program

Reflective Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 637-649

  Power, John Brian ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

assessment; critical reflection; defining reflection; scaffolding; student feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866724869     PISSN: 14623943     EISSN: 14701103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14623943.2012.697889     Document Type: Article

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