The influence of disciplinary assessment patterns on student learning: a comparative study

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 696-711

  Jessop, Tansy ^a   Maleckar, Barbara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

assessment patterns; authentic assessment; deep learning; disciplines; feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028240237     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2014.943170     Document Type: Article

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