Self-assessment to incite learning in higher education: developing ontological awareness

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 827-839

  Bourke, Roseanna ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

activity theory; ontological awareness; partnership; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85036668912     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2017.1411881     Document Type: Article

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