Implementation and outcomes of online self and peer assessment on group based honours research projects

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-37

  Wu, Chengqing ^a   Chanda, Emmanuel ^a   Willison, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

group based research projects; online tools; self and peer assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890374157     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2013.779634     Document Type: Article

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