The role of feedback in cross-cultural learning: a case study of Chinese taught postgraduate students in a UK university

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 580-598

  Tian, Mei ^a   Lowe, John ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese students; cultural adaptation; formative feedback; intercultural communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868573979     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2012.670196     Document Type: Article

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