Using Screencasts to Enhance Assessment Feedback: Students' Perceptions and Preferences

Accounting Education

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 583-598

  Marriott, Pru ^a   Teoh, Lim Keong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

innovative assessment; Screencast feedback; technology assisted learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871061382     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2012.725637     Document Type: Article

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