Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 158-165 , May 2009

Peer assessment of individual contributions to a group project: Student perceptions

Received 30 March 2007 ,Revised 1 April 2008 ,Accepted 1 April 2008.

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PII: S1078-8174(08)00032-1

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2008.04.004

Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 158-165 , May 2009