Making judgements about students making work: Lecturers' assessment practices in art and design

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 234-253

  Orr, Susan ^a   Bloxham, Sue ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

art and design; assessment; Crit; higher education; judgement; think aloud protocol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876109842     PISSN: 14740222     EISSN: 1741265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474022212467605     Document Type: Review

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