Benson, D., & Zhu, H. (2015, June), Student Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Categorization of Errors on Exam Questions as a Tool to Guide Self-Repair and Profile Student Strengths and Weaknesses in a Course  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24763

\bibitem{asee_peer_24763}
  Benson, D., \& Zhu, H. (2015, June), \emph{Student Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Categorization of Errors on Exam Questions as a Tool to Guide Self-Repair and Profile Student Strengths and Weaknesses in a Course}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24763

David Benson and Haolin Zhu.  "Student Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Categorization of Errors on Exam Questions as a Tool to Guide Self-Repair and Profile Student Strengths and Weaknesses in a Course".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24763 Internet.  24 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_24763}
  David Benson and Haolin Zhu.
  "Student Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Categorization of Errors on Exam Questions as a Tool to Guide Self-Repair and Profile Student Strengths and Weaknesses in a Course".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24763 Internet.  24 Dec, 2024

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