Are we serious about enhancing courses? Using the principles of assessment for learning to enhance course evaluation

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-151

  Freeman, Rebecca ^a   Dobbins, Kerry ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment for learning; collaboration; course evaluation; feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873643881     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2011.611589     Document Type: Article

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