Individual differences in self-reported use of assessment feedback: the mediating role of feedback beliefs

Educational Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2021, Pages 844-862

  Winstone, Naomi E ^a   Hepper, Erica G ^a   Nash, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

achievement goal orientation; Feedback; feedback orientation; further education; personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85075736292     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2019.1693510     Document Type: Article

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