Liberating the learner through self-assessment

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 97-111

  Bourke, Roseanna ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

assessment; assessment criteria; learning; self assessment; student voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956679102     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2015.1015963     Document Type: Article

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