Toward fairness in assessing student groupwork: A protocol for peer evaluation of individual contributions

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 570-591

  Fellenz, Martin R ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

assessment; fairness; groupwork; individual contribution; peer evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990380688     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562906286713     Document Type: Article

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