Students' preferences in undergraduate mathematics assessment

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1046-1067

  Iannone, P ^a   Simpson, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment of ability; mixed methods; students' preferences; undergraduate mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84932198124     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2013.858683     Document Type: Article

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