Understanding feedback: A learning theory perspective

Educational Research Review

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-15

  Thurlings, Marieke ^a   Vermeulen, Marjan ^a,b   Bastiaens, Theo ^a,c   Stijnen, Sjef ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b KPC Group   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feedback; Feedback processes; Learning theories; Systematic literature review; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872695483     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2012.11.004     Document Type: Review

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