Peer assessment as a method of improving student engagement

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 805-816

  Weaver, Debbi ^a   Esposto, Alexis ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

evaluation; group work; peer assessment; student engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868305808     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2011.576309     Document Type: Article

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