Two portfolio systems: EFL students' perceptions of writing ability, text improvement, and feedback

Assessing Writing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-153

  Lam, Ricky ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Feedback; Portfolio assessment; Text improvement; Writing ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873470841     PISSN: 10752935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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