Moving feedback forward: Theory to practice

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 240-252

  Orsmond, Paul ^a   Maw, Stephen J ^b   Park, Julian R ^c   Gomez, Stephen ^d   Crook, Anne C ^c  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dialogue; feedback; learning; practice; self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873694478     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2011.625472     Document Type: Article

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