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Reflective Practice
International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives
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Think twice: exploring the effect of reflective practices with peer review on reflective writing and writing quality in computer-science education

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Pages 533-547 | Received 12 Mar 2019, Accepted 08 Jul 2019, Published online: 15 Jul 2019

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