Peer assessment of contributions and learning processes in group projects: an analysis of information technology undergraduate students’ performance

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2020, Pages 1155-1168

  Bong, Jiyae ^a   Park, Min Sook ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

group project; higher education; information technology; learner centered assessment; Peer assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85079745457     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2020.1727413     Document Type: Article

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