The usefulness of structured mid-term feedback as a catalyst for change in higher education classes

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-231

  Diamond, Miriam Rosalyn ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

change; effective teaching; evaluation; feedback; improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992830375     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787404046845     Document Type: Article

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