Self-assessments or tests? Comparing cross-national differences in patterns and outcomes of graduates' skills based on international large-scale surveys

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 482-504

  Humburg, Martin ^a   van der Velden, Rolf ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cross national differences; graduates; outcomes; self assessment; skills; test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924915410     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2015.1004237     Document Type: Article

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