The influence of word processing on English placement test results

Computers and Composition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-210

  Harrington, Susanmarie ^a   Shermis, Mark D ^a   Rollins, Angela L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Modality effects; Placement testing; Writing assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037537186     PISSN: 87554615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-4615(00)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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