What are the perceived differences between assessing at Masters level and undergraduate level assessment? Some findings from an NTFS-funded project

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 265-276

  Brown, Sally ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

assimilate project; authentic assessment; level differentiation; Masters level; national teaching fellowship scheme

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897459427     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: 14703300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703297.2013.796713     Document Type: Article

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