Exploring cultures of feedback practice: the adoption of learning-focused feedback practices in the UK and Australia

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 411-425

  Winstone, Naomi ^a   Boud, David ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment cultures; assessment design; cross country comparison; Formative assessment; learning effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055163402     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2018.1532985     Document Type: Article

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