Providing exemplar-based ‘feedforward’ before an assessment: The role of teacher explanation

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 99-109

  Hendry, Graham D ^a   White, Peter ^a   Herbert, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

assessment; exemplars; feedback; feedforward; interactive teaching; writing skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977142915     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787416637479     Document Type: Article

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