The relationship between classroom assessment and undergraduates' learning within Chinese higher education system

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 642-663

  Guo, Fangfang ^a   Shi, Jinghuan ^b  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

classroom assessment; learning attitude; learning behavioral engagement; learning outcome; learning strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958768197     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2014.942274     Document Type: Article

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