Perceived teacher feedback and academic performance: the mediating effect of learning engagement and moderating effect of assessment characteristics

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2020, Pages 973-987

  Wang, Shutao ^a   Zhang, Demei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

academic performance; assessment characteristics; learning engagement; Perceived teacher feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 85079181871     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2020.1718599     Document Type: Article

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