Expert judgments versus reader feedback: A comparison of text evaluation techniques

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 507-519

  De Jong, Menno D T ^a   Lentz, Leo R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0010035585     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/66YB-NJEW-JX8W-YDPR     Document Type: Review

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