Reflection through assessment: A systematic narrative review of teacher feedback and student self-perception

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 64, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Torres, J T ^a   Higheagle Strong, Zoe ^b   Adesope, Olusola O ^b  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse; Education; Feedback; Identity; Narrative synthesis; Reflective writing; Self perception; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 85072920766     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2019.100814     Document Type: Review

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