Student access of online feedback is modified by the availability of assessment marks, gender and academic performance

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 10-22

  Mensink, Paul J ^a   King, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS;

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ACCESS LOG; EDUCATIONAL DATA MINING; FILE ACCESS; GENDER-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ONLINE FEEDBACK; STUDENT ACCESS;

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE;

EID: 85062788589     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12752     Document Type: Article

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