The contribution of rubrics to the validity of performance assessment: a study of the conservation–restoration and design undergraduate degrees

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 228-244

  Menéndez Varela, José Luis ^a   Gregori Giralt, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

higher education; performance assessment; rubrics; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955216395     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2014.998169     Document Type: Article

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