Self-assessment accuracy in higher education: The influence of gender and performance of university students

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 101-114

  González Betancor, Sara M ^a   Bolívar Cruz, Alicia ^a   Verano Tacoronte, Domingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Higher education; oral skills; scoring rubrics; self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85067842312     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787417735604     Document Type: Article

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