Effects of computer-based test administrations on test anxiety and performance

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-123

  Shermis, Mark D ^a   Lombard, Danielle ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computer anxiety; Computerized adaptive testing; Computerized testing; Performance; Test anxiety

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0031640731     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(97)00035-6     Document Type: Article

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