Online feedback assessments in physiology: Effects on students' learning experiences and outcomes

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 192-200

  Marden, Nicole Y ^a   Ulman, Lesley G ^a   Wilson, Fiona S ^a   Velan, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feedback; Formative assessment; Learning outcomes; Online assessment; Summative assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878930260     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00092.2012     Document Type: Article

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