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The Focus and Substance of Formative Comment Provided by PhD Examiners
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Holbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid; Fairbairn, Hedy; Lovat, Terence – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
In practice and process PhD examination is distinctive, reflecting the high expectations of students whose learning has been directed to their becoming researchers. This article builds on previous research on the examination of Australian theses that revealed that examiners in Science (n?=?542) and Education (n?=?241) provide a substantial…
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