The efficacy of a World-Wide Web mediated formative assessment

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-200

  Buchanan, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Formative; Internet; Multiple choice; Psychology; Summative; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034336358     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2729.2000.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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