The effectiveness of students redrafting continuous assessment tasks: The pivotal role of tutors and feedback

Perspectives in Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 50-59

  Dube, Cecilia ^a   Kane, Sandra ^a   Lear, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Continuous assessment; Feedback; Motivation; Tutor development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873890415     PISSN: 02582236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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