Self- and Peer Assessments of Oral Presentations by First-Year University Students

Educational Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 199-225

  Aryadoust, Vahid ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84939147782     PISSN: 10627197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627197.2015.1061989     Document Type: Article

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