The implications of programme assessment patterns for student learning

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 990-999

  Jessop, Tansy ^a   Tomas, Carmen ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment design; assessment patterns; formative assessment; Programme assessment; student learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84980377987     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2016.1217501     Document Type: Article

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