A comparison of self versus tutor assessment among Hungarian undergraduate business students

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 350-367

  Kun, András István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

business education; higher education; self assessment; students academic performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961195927     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2015.1011602     Document Type: Article

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