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Where angels fear to tread: online peer-assessment in a large first-year class

Markus Mostert Centre for Higher Education Research, Teaching and Learning, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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Jen D. Snowball Department of Economics and Economic History, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 674-686 | Published online: 11 May 2012

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