Tools for effective student feedback

Student Feedback: The Cornerstone to an Effective Quality Assurance System in Higher Education

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 101-118

  Coates, Hamish ^a  

^a Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)   (Australia)

Author keywords

Quality assurance; Quality enhancement; Student engagement; Student feedback tools; Survey instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903347573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84334-573-2.50006-9     Document Type: Chapter

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