Peer review as a strategy for improving students’ writing process

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 179-192

  Baker, Kimberly M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

feedback; formative feedback; peer review; student writing; teaching writing; writing intensive course

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994713412     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787416654794     Document Type: Article

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