The performative turn in the assessment of student learning: a rights perspective

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 839-853

  Macfarlane, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; fairness; performativity; Student engagement; student rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84967152715     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2016.1183623     Document Type: Article

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