Fairness issues in a computer-based architectural licensure examination

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 419-440

  Bridgeman, B ^a   Bejar, I I ^a   Friedman, D ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ARCHITECTURE; BUILDING CODES; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RATING; SPECIFICATIONS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER BASED ARCHITECTURAL LICENSURE EXAMINATION; COMPUTER BASED PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; FAIRNESS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032663837     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(99)00030-8     Document Type: Article

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