Toward a better understanding of student perceptions of writing feedback: a mixed methods study

Reading and Writing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 349-370

  Zumbrunn, Sharon ^a   Marrs, Sarah ^a   Mewborn, Caitlin ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback perceptions; Mixed methods; Self efficacy; Self regulation; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957442612     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: 15730905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-015-9599-3     Document Type: Article

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