Are the principles of effective feedback transferable across disciplines? A comparative study of written assignment feedback in Languages and Technology

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 816-830

  Fernández Toro, María ^a   Truman, Mike ^a   Walker, Mirabelle ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assignment feedback; depth of feedback; effective feedback; student perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887992169     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2012.724381     Document Type: Article

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