Computers and assessment: Understanding two technologies

Computers and Composition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-243

  Huot, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment communication; Computer mediated computers evaluation measurement portfolio portfolio; Electronic writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030497227     PISSN: 87554615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-4615(96)90012-2     Document Type: Article

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