Open-book assessment: A contribution to improved learning?

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-103

  Eilertsen, Tor Vidar ^a   Valdermo, Odd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 0034407336     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(00)00010-9     Document Type: Article

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