Towards a set of design principles for developing oral presentation competence: A synthesis of research in higher education

Educational Research Review

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-80

  van Ginkel, Stan ^a   Gulikers, Judith ^a   Biemans, Harm ^a   Mulder, Martin ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Educational design principles; Higher education; Instruction; Learning environment; Oral presentation competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924425364     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2015.02.002     Document Type: Review

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