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Direct linkRobertson, Sydney Ian – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
Students in tertiary education are often faced with the prospect of writing an essay on a topic they know nothing about in advance. In distance learning institutions, essays are a common method of assessment in the UK, and specified course texts remain the main sources of information the students have. How do students use a source text to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Essays, Writing (Composition)
