Three in-course assessment reforms to improve higher education learning outcomes

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1081-1099

  Sadler, D Royce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic standards; generic skills; higher education competencies; higher education grades; learning outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937115261     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2015.1064858     Document Type: Article

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