‘This is not what I need’: conflicting assessment feedback beliefs in a post-secondary institution in Hong Kong

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 447-467

  To, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assessment feedback; conflicting beliefs; emotions; feedback resilience; students; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992663676     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596748.2016.1226588     Document Type: Article

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