Assessing participation skills: Online discussions with peers

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 933-947

  Lai, Karyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

assessing participation; critical thinking; online assignment; peer learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869393992     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2011.590878     Document Type: Article

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