What if pupils can assess their peers anonymously? A quasi-experimental study

Computers and Education

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 123-132

  Vanderhoven, Ellen ^a   Raes, Annelies ^a   Montrieux, Hannelore ^a   Rotsaert, Tijs ^a   Schellens, Tammy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Computer assisted learning; Peer assessment; Secondary education

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FELT; FELTS;

ANONYMITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING; FACE TO FACE; HIGHER EDUCATION; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; PEER ASSESSMENT; PEER PRESSURE; SCORE CARDS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84908405895     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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